RPC VII.2, 1541

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1541
Province Moesia Inferior
Region Moesia
City Odessus
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Αὔγ(ουστος)
Translation Emperor Marcus Antonius Gordian Augustus
Obverse design confronted busts of Gordian III, laureate, draped and cuirassed, right, seen from rear, and Sarapis, draped, left, with cornucopia behind him
Reverse inscription ΟΔΗϹϹΕΙΤΩΝ, Ε
Edition Ὀδησσείτων εʹ
Translation of the Odessians, 5
Reverse design inscription in wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 11.56 g
Axis 7
Reference AMNG —
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     O: Milne
2 2     ✸ Elsen 85, 10 Sept. 2005, lot 479 = Elsen 82, 11 Dec. 2004, lot 650 = Elsen 78, 20 Mar. 2004, lot 490 = Künker 83, 17 June 2003, lot 1174
3 3     Lanz 60, 11 June 1992, lot 762