RPC VII.2, 2801

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2801
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 Tyche seated left, holding rudder placed on human head and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 37 mm
Average weight 24.30 g
Axis 12
Reference Rec 134
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same rev. die as 2810/1.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1210 SNG 1601 = Rec 134, ex Grand Duc coll.
2 2     V: GR 31186
3 3     ✸ Bern: N/87.17