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VII.2, 2867
Image of specimen #2
Coin type
URI
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/7.2/2867
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Volume
VII.2
Number
2867
Province
Pontus
Region
Pontus
City
Trapezus
Reign
Gordian III
Person (obv.)
Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue
Year ΡΟΘ = 179
Dating
AD 242/3
Obverse inscription
ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΝ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ Ϲ
Ε
Β
Edition
Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀν(τώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Σεβ(αστός)
Translation
Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design
laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription
ΤΡΑΠ
Ε
ΖΟΥΝΤΙ
Ω
Ν
Ε
Τ ΡΟΘ
Edition
Τραπεζουντίων ἔτ(ους) ροθʹ
Translation
of the Trapezuntians, year 179
Reverse design
Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia; star in field to right
Metal
copper-based alloy
Average diameter
31 mm
Average weight
18.84 g
Axis
6
Reference
Rec —; Wojan,
Trapézonte
—
Specimens
4 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links
2–3: same pair of dies. 2–3: same obv. die as 2861A/1, 2862A/1, 2863/3, 2864/2, 2870/11. 1–3: same rev. die as 2869/1.
Specimens of this coin type
Number
Number
Obverse
Reverse
Museum
Bibliography
Diameter
Weight
Axis
Note
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1
1
Bucharest: 438 (14790)
Sutzu
II 427
29
17.96
6
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2
2
✸
SGR coll.
32
17.93
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3
3
B. Michaux coll. = Trade (London Ancient Coins, VCoins)
31
17.67
6
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4
4
Sinope hoard = Oyarçin & Girgin 127
32
21.80
6
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