RPC VII.2, 1421

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1421
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 laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΥΠ ΜΗΝΟΦΙΛΟΥ ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ
Edition ὑπ(ατεύοντος) Μηνοφίλου Μαρκιανοπολιτῶν
Translation (under) consular governor Menophilus, of the Marcianopolitans
Reverse design one of the Dioscuri standing right, holding spear and horse by rein
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 10.36 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference AMNG —
Specimens 7 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Sofia: 10285 NAIM 1354
2 2     ✸ Auktionshaus Felzmann 156, 28 June 2016, lot 204 = Lanz 78, 25 Nov. 1996, lot 842
3 3     C. Rhodes coll.
4 4     CNG EA 175, 24 Oct. 2007, lot 159
5 5     CNG EA 354, 1 July 2015, lot 309 = Gorny & Mosch, 20 Apr. 1993, lot 561
6 6     Gorny & Mosch 115, 5 Mar. 2002, lot 1263
7 7     Pfeiffer 632, 1