RPC VII.2, 2800

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2800
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 Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανός 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 ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡ[ΑϹ], ΕΤΟΥϹ ϹΟΒ
Edition Ἀμισοῦ ἐλευθέρας ἔτους σοβʹ Ἀμισοῦ ἐλευθέρας ἔτους σοβʹ
Translation of Amisus, free, of year 272
Reverse design Poseidon standing left on prow, holding trident, right foot on dolphin
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 37 mm
Average weight 25.30 g
Axis 6
Reference Rec 137 corr.
Specimens 5 (3 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–4: same obv. die as 2798/1. 3: same rev. die as 2809/1–2.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1892,0705.4
2 2     P: 1206 SNG 1604
3 3     P: 1207 SNG 1605
4 4     B. Michaux coll. = Demos 2, 5 Jun. 2021, lot 419
5 5     Bucephalus Numismatic Black 16, 24 Feb. 2023, lot 536