RPC VII.2, 2783

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2783
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 standing left, raising right arm and holding sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 12.36 g
Axis 6
Reference Rec —
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Sinop: 7-90-71 Casey 373
2 2     Sinop: 3-1-84 Casey 377