RPC VII.2, 1868

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1868
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Apamea
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP CAS M AAT (sic) GORDIANVS P AVG
Edition Imp(erator) Ca<e>s(ar) M(arcus) A{a}<n>t(onius) Gordianus P(ius) Aug(ustus)
Translation the pious Emperor, Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordian Augustus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription C I C A APA, D D
Edition c(olonia) I(ulia) C(oncordia) A(ugusta) Apa(mea) d(ecreto) d(ecurionum)
Translation colony of Julia Concordia Augusta Apamea, by decree of the decurions
Reverse design galley with three rowers, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 7.90 g
Axis 12
Reference Rec —
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B. Michaux coll.
2 2     Kölner Münzkabinett 21, 4 Apr. 1977, lot 901 = Kölner Münzkabinett 40, 19 Nov. 1985, lot 1091 = Schulten, 11 Apr. 1988, lot 843