RPC VII.2, 2175

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2175
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of the Cyclades
Region Cyclades
City Siphnus
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription [Α]ΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙ[ΑΝΟϹ]
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ϹΙΦΝΙωΝ
Edition Σιφνίων
Translation of the Siphnians
Reverse design Athena Promachos advancing right, holding spear and shield
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 13.12 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Le Quéré 79
Specimens 2 (2 in the core collections)
Note On the rev., the last letter (N) is retrograde.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: BNK,G.387 BMC 12
2 2     P: 1991.495 (Boutin coll.)