RPC VII.2, 2024

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2024
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicomedia
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 laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΩΝ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
Edition Νικομηδέων δὶς νεωκόρων
Translation of the Nicomedians, twice neocorate
Reverse design two temples with six columns each
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 12.67 g
Axis 6
Reference Rec 369 corr.
Specimens 5 (1 in the core collections)
Note Type described in Rec as 'deux temples hexastyle, entre lesquels une colonne surmontée d'une statue'.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ V: GR 15846 Rec 369, pl. XCVII, 27
2 2     Cologne: BI_0110 Corsten 110
3 3     Cologne: BI_0111 Corsten 111
4 4     Erlangen Zwicker Z1096
5 5     Yapı Kredi 124