RPC VII.2, 1457

 

Image of specimen #6

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1457
Province Moesia Inferior
Region Moesia
City Marcianopolis
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue Without governor name, Gordian III
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Αὔγ(ουστος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordian Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ
Edition Μαρκιανοπολιτῶν
Translation of the Marcianopolitans
Reverse design Asclepius standing facing, head left, holding serpent staff
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 9.92 g
Axis 1, 2, 7, 12
Reference AMNG 1109
Specimens 12 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 702 AMNG 1109/2
2 2     Budapest SNG 259
3 3     Cracow: MNK VII-A-9093 SNG 132
4 4     Sofia: 2207 NAIM 1366
5 5     B. Michaux coll.
6 6     ✸ C. Rhodes coll.
7 7     C. Rhodes coll.
8 8     CGT coll.
9 9     CGT coll.
10 10     Lanz 112, 25 Nov. 2002, lot 771
11 11     Pfeiffer 645, 20
12 12     Pfeiffer 645, 30