RPC VII.2, 1787

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1787
Province Moesia Inferior
Region Moesia
City Tomis
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Αὔγ(ουστος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordian Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟ ΠΟΝΤΟΥ ΤΟΜΕΩϹ, Δ
Edition Μητρο(πόλεως) Πόντου Τόμεως δʹ
Translation of the Metropolis of Pontus, Tomis, 4
Reverse design Tyche seated left, holding rudder and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 11.92 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference AMNG 3478, 3480
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
Note On the obv., sometimes, ΑΥΓ with ligature.
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Cop AMNG 3478/1 = SNG 301
2 2     ✸ O: Walker Schulten, 19 Apr. 1989, lot 559 = Schulten, 11 Apr. 1988, lot 832 = Hirsch 147, 25 Sept. 1985, lot 565
3 3     Cast in BBAW (Knechtel)
4 4     Roma Numismatics XIX, 26 Mar. 2020, lot 62 = SNG Stancomb 899