RPC VII.2, 2090

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2090
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Heraclea Pontica
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 and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front, with eagle on cuirass
Reverse inscription ΗΡΑΚΛΗΑϹ ΜΑΤΡΟϹ ΑΠΟΙΚΩΝ ΠΟΛΙΩΝ, ΑΠΟ ΠΟΝΤΩ (?)
Edition Ἡρακλήας ματρὸς ἀποίκων πολίων ἀπὸ Πόντῳ Ἡρακλήας ματρὸς ἀποίκων πολίων ἀπὸ Πόντῳ
Translation of Heraclea, mother of the colony cities, from Pontus
Reverse design Zeus (or Demos) seated left, holding patera and sceptre; in front, the three Charites
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Average weight 22.82 g
Axis 1
Reference Rec —
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same rev. die as 2098/1.
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Roma Numismatics EA 77, 26 Nov. 2020, lot 885