RPC VII.2, 2043

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2043
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Prusias ad Hypium
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Nominative 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 ΠΡΟΥϹΙΕΩΝ ΠΡΟϹ ΥΠΙΩ
Reverse design Asclepius standing facing, head left, holding serpent staff
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Reference Rec —
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3: same obv. die as RPC VII.1 692.1/1–6 (Alia), RPC VII.1 693.1/1 (Alia), 1863/1 (Caesarea Germanica), 1864/1 (Caesarea Germanica), 1864A/1 (Caesarea Germanica), 1865/1–2 (Caesarea Germanica), 1874/1–2 (Cius), 1875/1–3 (Cius), 2044/1, 2045/1.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ C. Rhodes coll. = Naville Numismatics 18, 1 Nov. 2015, lot 192
2 2     Savoca 24 Blue, 21 Sept. 2019, lot 714
3 3     SNG vA 910 = Kraft pl. 102, 31d