RPC VII.2, 1781

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1781
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 rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟ ΠΟΝΤΟΥ ΤΟΜΕΩϹ, Δ
Reverse design Sarapis seated left, extending arm over Cerberus, and holding sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Axis 1
Reference AMNG 3381
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
Note On the rev., ΜΕΩⳞ is retrograde and reads from r. to l. in the exergue.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1876,0709.18 BMC 52 = AMNG 3381/1