RPC VII.2, 1498

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1498
Province Moesia Inferior
Region Moesia
City Odessus
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ ΜΑ ΑΝΤΩΝΙ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μᾶ(ρκος) Ἀντώνι(ος) Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordian
Obverse design confronted busts of Gordian III, laureate, draped and cuirassed, right, seen from front, and Sarapis, draped, left, with cornucopia behind him
Reverse inscription ΟΔΗϹϹΕΙΤΩΝ, Ε, ΔΑΡΖΑΛΕΙΑ (on crown)
Edition Ὀδησσειτῶν εʹ Δαρζαλεία
Translation of the Odessians, 5, Darzaleia (games)
Reverse design agonistic crown containing two palms and inscribed
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 13.30 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference AMNG 2370
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: 18276183, Löbb. AMNG 2370/1
2 2     C. Rhodes coll.
3 3     Gorny & Mosch 134, 11 Oct. 2004, lot 1803