RPC VII.2, 1561

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1561
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 Sarapis standing left, raising arm and holding sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 14.32 g
Axis 1
Reference AMNG —
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     C. Rhodes coll.
2 2     ✸ Inasta 27, 16 Sept. 2008, lot 873 = Inasta 24, 4 Mar. 2008, lot 884 = Rauch Summer 2007, 11 Sept. 2007, lot 854