RPC VII.2, 2088

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2088
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Heraclea Pontica
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Nominative Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front, with eagle on cuirass
Reverse inscription [ΗΡΑΚΛΗΑϹ ΜΑΤΡΟϹ ΑΠ]ΟΙΚΩΝ [ ]
Reverse design Triptolemus standing in biga drawn by two winged serpents, right, raising right arm; on the right, personification of the Pontus Euxinus seated right, holding anchor
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Axis 7
Reference Rec —
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Leu WA 19, 26 Feb. 2022, lot 2084