RPC VII.2, 2790

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2790
Province Pontus
Region Paphlagonia
City Sinope
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue Year CCCXII = 312
Dating AD 242/3
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 CCCXII
Edition c(olonia) R(omana) I(ulia) F(elix) an(no) CCCXII
Translation the Roman colony of Julia Felix, Sinope, in the year 312 (ie. 242/243 CE)
Reverse design draped bust of Sarapis wearing kalathos, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 8.45 g
Axis 6
Reference Rec —
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Sinope hoard = Oyarçin & Girgin 52