RPC VII.2, 1553

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1553
Province Moesia Inferior
Region Moesia
City Odessus
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
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 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 Nike advancing right, holding wreath and palm over shoulder
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 12.21 g
Axis 1, 7
Reference AMNG 2344
Specimens 4 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B. Michaux coll.
2 2     C. Rhodes coll.
3 3     CNG 49, 17 Mar. 1999, lot 925
4 4     ✸ CNG EA 390, 1 Feb. 2017, lot 304 = Gorny & Mosch 101, 6 Mar. 2000, lot 543