RPC VII.2, 1858

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1858
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Calchedon
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Edition Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανὸς Αὔγουστος Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Αὔγ(ουστος)
Translation Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΚΑΛΧΑΔΟΝΙΩΝ
Edition Καλχαδονίων Καλχαδονίων
Translation of the Chalcedonians
Reverse design Hermes standing facing, head right, holding purse and caduceus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 5.37 g
Axis 6
Reference Rec —
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same obv. die as 1857/1–2, 5.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Auctiones AG 8, 27 June 1978, lot 433 = cast in Winterthur
2 2     V. Prokhorov coll.