RPC VII.2, 1863

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1863
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Caesarea Germanica
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Edition Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Αὔγ(ουστος)
Translation Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, left, seen from rear, holding spear pointing forward and shield against shoulder (decorated with gorgoneion)
Reverse inscription ΚΑΙϹΑΡΕΙΑϹ ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙΚΗϹ
Edition Καισαρείας Γερμανικῆς
Translation of Caesarea Germanica
Reverse design Apollo standing left, holding patera and branch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 9.49 g
Axis 2
Reference Rec —
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same obv. die as RPC VII.1 692.1/1–6 (Alia), RPC VII.1 693.1/1 (Alia), 1864/1, 1864A/1, 1865/1–2, 1874/1–2 (Cius), 1875/1–3 (Cius), 2043/1–3 (Prusias ad Hypium), 2044/1 (Prusias ad Hypium), 2045/1 (Prusias ad Hypium).
Note Object held in r. hand obscured by countermark on the NY specimen, but identifiable as a patera on the coin of the SPQR sale.
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ NY: 1944.100.41997 Kraft pl. 102, 31b
2 2     C. Rhodes coll. = SPQR Collection 2, 12–13 Sept. 2024, lot 527