RPC VII.2, 1743

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1743
Province Moesia Inferior
Region Moesia
City Tomis
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩ(Ν) ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟ ΠΟΝΤΟΥ ΤΟΜΕΩϹ, Δ
Reverse design Demeter standing left, holding ears of corn and long torch (or sceptre) entwined by serpent
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Axis 1, 6, 7, 8
Reference AMNG 3407, 3409–10
Specimens 7 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1014 AMNG 3409/2
2 2     Bucharest: 10860/64/1400 Sutzu 668
3 3     Bucharest: 8425/76/2216 Sutzu 669
4 4     AMNG 3410 = cast in BBAW (Knechtel)
5 5     B. Michaux coll.
6 6     C. Rhodes coll.
7 7     B. Michaux coll.