RPC VII.2, 1742

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1742
Province Moesia Inferior
Region Moesia
City Tomis
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩΝ(Ι) ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανός Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντώνι(ος) Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟ ΠΟΝΤΟΥ ΤΟΜΕΩϹ, Δ
Edition Μητροπόλεως Πόντου Τόμεως δʹ Μητρο(πόλεως) Πόντου Τόμεως δʹ
Translation of the metropolis of Pontus, Tomis, 4
Reverse design Demeter standing left, holding ears of corn and long torch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 10.77 g
Axis 1, 6, 12
Reference AMNG 3405–6
Specimens 4 (0 in the core collections)
Note According to AMNG, on the obv., sometimes with ligature ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ, and ΤΟΜΕΩϹ on the rev.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     Bucharest: 8424/76/2214 Sutzu 666
2 2     Bucharest: 10938/67/1604 Sutzu 667
3 3     B. Michaux coll.
4 4     ✸ Fischer 171, 22 Nov. 2019, lot 85 = Fischer 170, 30 Aug. 2019, lot 58 = Münzzentrum Rheinland 184, 16 May 2018, lot 297 = Hirsch 192, 27 Nov. 1996, lot 630 = Münzzentrum Rheinland 85, 27 Mar. 1996, lot 250 = Grün 15, 28 Nov. 1995, lot 896 = Hirsch 185, 15 Feb. 1995, lot 1225