RPC VII.2, 1808

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1808
Province Moesia Inferior
Region Moesia
City Tomis
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανός Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟ ΠΟ ΤΟΜΕΩϹ, Β
Edition μητροπόλεως Πόντου Τόμεως βʹ μητρο(πόλεως) Πό(ντου) Τόμεως βʹ
Translation of the metropolis of Pontus, Tomis, 2
Reverse design Asclepius standing facing, head left, holding serpent staff
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 5.00 g
Axis 1
Reference AMNG 3506
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3: same obv. die as 1809/1–3, 6, 8–9.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1898,1005.21 AMNG 3506/4
2 2     ✸ O
3 3     St Petersburg AMNG 3506/5 = cast in BBAW
4 4     La Galerie Numismatique 9, 14 Jan. 2007, lot 373