RPC VII.2, 2045

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2045
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 Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Reference Rec —
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: 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), 2043/1–3, 2044/1.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Emporium Hamburg 54, 17 Nov. 2005, lot 637 = Fischer 165, 16 Nov. 2018, lot 148
2 2     C. Rhodes coll. = Demos 18, 28 Apr. 2023, lot 818