RPC VII.2, 1884

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1884
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, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΚΙΑΝΩΝ
Edition Κιανῶν
Translation of the Cians
Reverse design four standards; the central pair topped by capricorns, the outer two topped by wreaths
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 3.25 g
Axis 1, 6
Reference Rec 104
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 502 Rec 104, pl. LII, 23
2 2     Agora Sale 78, 30 Oct. 2018, lot 83