RPC VII.2, 1779

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1779
Province Moesia Inferior
Region Moesia
City Tomis
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟ ΠΟΝΤΟΥ ΤΟΜΕΩϹ, Δ
Reverse design draped bust of Sarapis, right, on eagle standing facing, head left, spreading wings
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Axis 6, 7, 12
Reference AMNG 3389
Specimens 8 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 2001.594
2 2     B: 18278174, 1902/1014 AMNG 3389/1
3 3     Mu SNG 504 = AMNG 3389/3
4 4     Bucharest: 7228/78/2276 Sutzu 662
5 5     ✸ B. Michaux coll. = Gorny & Mosch EA 274, 20 Nov. 2020, lot 2300 = Gorny & Mosch EA 247, 10 Mar. 2017, lot 4268 = Galerie Numismatique 4, 28 Nov. 2004, lot 440
6 6     C. Rhodes coll. = Lanz 112, 25 Nov. 2002, lot 783
7 7     Elsen 84, 18 June 2005, lot 605
8 8     Lanz 76, 18 May 1996, lot 727