RPC VII.2, 1864

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1864
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 galley with sail, left; below, bull
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 9.48 g
Axis 1
Reference Rec 36 corr.
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as RPC VII.1 692.1/1–6 (Alia), RPC VII.1 693.1/1 (Alia), 1863/1–2, 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 The indistinct shape below the galley has been described as 'cerf accroupi' in Rec.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 324