RPC VII.2, 2134

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2134
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Tium
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ Α
Edition Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ωνίος) Γορδιανὸς Α(ὔγουστος)
Translation Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, left, seen from rear, holding spear pointing forward and shield (decorated with quadriga)
Reverse inscription ΤΙΑΝΩΝ
Edition Τιανῶν
Translation of the Tians
Reverse design Athena seated left on shield, holding Nike and spear
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 10.12 g
Axis 1
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Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ SNG vA 1003
2 2     E. Dandrow, 'Coin Finds and a Partial Tetrarchic Coin Hoard from Tios (2015–16)', in G. R. Tsetskhladze and Ş. Yıldırım, Tios/Tieion on the Southern Black Sea in the broader context of Pontic archaeology (2023), pp. 63-4, no. 9