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
Nominative Imperator 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
Reverse design Poseidon standing left on prow, holding trident, right foot on dolphin
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 37 mm
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

Number Number 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