RPC VII.2, 2049

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2049
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Iuliopolis
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Edition Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανὸς Αὔγουστος 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 rear
Reverse inscription ΙΟΥΛΙΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Edition Ἰουλιοπολειτῶν Ἰουλιοπολειτῶν
Translation of the Juliopolitans
Reverse design eagle standing right, on thunderbolt, wings open, wreath in beak
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 6.42 g
Axis 1, 7, 12
Reference Rec —
Specimens 5 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Yale: 2004.6.2377
2 2     Yale: 2004.6.2264
3 3     B. Michaux coll. = Biga Numismatics EA 3, 13 June 2021, lot 177
4 4     V. Prokhorov coll.
5 5     C. Rhodes coll. = Savoca Coins Silver 209th Monthly Silver, 28 Apr. 2024, lot 218