RPC VII.2, 1337

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1337
Province Moesia Inferior
Region Moesia
City Marcianopolis
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Magistrate Tullius Menophilus (legatus Augusti pro praetore)
Dating AD 238–41
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Edition Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Αὔγ(ουστος)
Translation Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design confronted busts of Gordian III, laureate, draped and cuirassed, right, seen from front, and Sarapis, draped, left
Reverse inscription ΥΠ ΜΗΝΟΦΙΛΟΥ ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ, Ε
Edition ὑπ(ατείας) Μηνοφίλου Μαρκιανοπολιτῶν εʹ
Translation during the (pro)consulship of Menophilus, of the Marcianopolitans, 5
Reverse design Ares standing left, holding shield resting on ground and spear
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 11.43 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference AMNG 1134
Specimens 10 (3 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 696C AMNG 1134/1
2 2     B: 18276991, Löbb.
3 3     ✸ O: Evans
4 4     Sofia: 2178 NAIM 1394
5 5     CGT coll.
6 6     CGT coll.
7 7     Gorny & Mosch EA 278, 21 Apr. 2021, lot 3173
8 8     Pfeiffer 676, 04 = Savoca Blue 3, 25 Nov. 2017, lot 461
9 9     Roma Numismatics EA 40, 28 Oct. 2017, lot 409 = Solidus EA 8, 23 Apr. 2016, lot 161
10 10     Solidus EA 6, 19 July 2015, lot 168