RPC VII.2, 2782

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2782
Province Pontus
Region Paphlagonia
City Sinope
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue Year CCCVIII = 308
Dating AD 238/9
Obverse inscription IMP GORDIANVS AVG
Edition Imp(erator) Gordianus Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription C R I F S AN CCCVIII
Edition c(olonia) R(omana) I(ulia) F(elix) an(no) CCCVIII
Translation Roman colony Julia Felix Sinope, in the year 308
Reverse design Sarapis reclining left on kline, holding eagle and long sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 10.97 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference Rec 156
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L BMC 61 = Rec 156
2 2     Sinope hoard = Oyarçin & Girgin 48
3 3     Sinope hoard = Oyarçin & Girgin 49