RPC VII.2, 2785

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2785
Province Pontus
Region Paphlagonia
City Sinope
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue Year CCCXI = 311
Dating AD 241/2
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 CCCXI
Edition c(olonia) R(omana) I(ulia) F(elix) S(inope) an(no) CCCXI
Translation the Roman colony of Julia Felix, Sinope, in the year 311
Reverse design Bacchus standing left, holding cantharus over panther and thyrsus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 11.56 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference Rec —
Specimens 13 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: 18272870, 1928/84
2 2     Sinop: 17-4-78 Casey 378
3 3     Sinop: 3-5-76 Casey 379
4 4     Sinop: 4-3-81 Casey 380
5 5     Sinop: 17-2-78 Casey 381
6 6     CGT coll.
7 7     Lindgren I, A93B
8 8     Sinope hoard = Oyarçin & Girgin 69
9 9     Sinope hoard = Oyarçin & Girgin 70
10 10     Sinope hoard = Oyarçin & Girgin 71
11 11     Sinope hoard = Oyarçin & Girgin 72
12 12     Sinope hoard = Oyarçin & Girgin 73
13 13     Sinope hoard = Oyarçin & Girgin 74