RPC VII.2, 2796

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2796
Province Pontus
Region Pontus
City Amisus
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue Year ϹΟΒ = 272
Dating AD 241
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΝΤω ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντώ(νιος) Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΑΜΙϹΟΥ ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΑϹ, [ΕΤΟΥϹ ϹΟΒ]
Edition Ἀμισοῦ ἐλευθέρας ἔτους σοβʹ
Translation of Amisus, free, of year 272
Reverse design Dionysus standing left, holding indistinct object (patera?) and thyrsus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Average weight 22.18 g
Axis 12
Reference Rec 135
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same rev. die as 2805/1.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1209 SNG 1602 = Rec 135, ex Grand Duc coll.