RPC VII.2, 1874

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1874
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Cius
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 ΚΙΑΝΩΝ
Edition Κιανῶν
Translation of the Cians
Reverse design Hygieia standing right, feeding serpent from patera
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 9.96 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), 1863/1–2 (Caesarea Germanica), 1864/1 (Caesarea Germanica), 1864A/1 (Caesarea Germanica), 1865/1–2 (Caesarea Germanica), 1875/1–3, 2043/1–3 (Prusias ad Hypium), 2044/1 (Prusias ad Hypium), 2045/1 (Prusias ad Hypium).
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1975,0411.66
2 2     Naumann 80, 4 Aug. 2019, lot 324