RPC VII.2, 1420

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1420
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 ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟⳞ ΑΥΓ
Nominative Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, r., seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΥΠ ΜΗΝΟΦΙΛΟΥ ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΙΤ
Reverse design one of the Dioscuri standing l., holding horse by rein and spear
Metal Æ
Average diameter 25 mm
Axis 8, 12
Reference AMNG 1091
Specimens 7 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: AA.GR.18162
2 2     ✸ P: 700 AMNG 1091/3, pl. XVII, 29, rev.
3 3     Gotha: 1./Co3078
4 4     Sofia: 9675 NAIM 1351
5 5     Sofia: IV-1902/169,1 NAIM 1353
6 6     CGT coll.
7 7     Naville Numismatics 39, 29 Apr. 2018, lot 134