RPC VII.2, 1673

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1673
Province Moesia Inferior
Region Moesia
City Tomis
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 radiate and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, left, seen from front, with gorgoneion on cuirass, raising right hand, in left hand holding globe
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟ ΠΟΝΤΟΥ ΤΟΜΕΩϹ
Edition Μητρο(πόλεως) Πόντου Τόμεως
Translation of the metropolis of Pontus, of Tomis
Reverse design Hygieia standing right, feeding serpent from patera, facing Asclepius standing facing, head left, holding serpent staff; between them, Telesphorus standing, facing
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 35 mm
Average weight 23.90 g
Reference AMNG 3364; Calomino, Die-sharing T3
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same pair of dies. 1–2: same obv. die as 1430/1–5 (Marcianopolis), 1432/1–3 (Marcianopolis), 1434/1–14 (Marcianopolis), 1492/1–17 (Odessus), 1493/1–8 (Odessus), 1494/1–10 (Odessus), 1495/1–13 (Odessus), 1496/1–5, 7–30 (Odessus), 1497/1–19 (Odessus), 1675/1–2, 1676/1–17, 20–4.
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1 1     Soutzo coll. = AMNG 3364/1
2 2     ✸ Trade (eBay, 2021)