RPC VII.2, 1783

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1783
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 standing left, raising arm, holding sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Axis 6, 7, 8, 12
Reference AMNG 3383–6
Specimens 7 (2 in the core collections)
Note On the obv. and on the rev., sometimes, no ligatures, or ΤΟΜΕΩ on the rev.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 2001.593
2 2     O: Milne
3 3     BBAW: 80 Peus 403, 27 Apr. 2011, lot 305
4 4     Bucharest: 7227/78/2275 Sutzu 661
5 5     Odessa cast in BBAW = AMNG 3384/3
6 6     C. Rhodes coll.
7 7     C. Rhodes coll.