RPC VII.2, 2799

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2799
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
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΑΜΙϹΟΥ ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΑϹ ΕΤΟΥϹ ϹΟΒ
Reverse design Hermes standing left, holding purse and caduceus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 38 mm
Axis 12
Reference Rec 136 corr.
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same rev. die as 2808/2.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: 18272742, Löbb. Rec 136, pl. X, 17, rev.
2 2     Trade (Helios, eBay, 2011)