RPC VII.2, 2941

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2941
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Trachea
City Corycus
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ Α[ΝΤ] ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανός Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design radiate and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΚΩΡΥΚ [Α]Υ ΝΑΥΑΡ
Edition Κωρυκιωτῶν αὐτόνομος ναυαρχίς Κωρυκ(ιωτῶν) αὐ(τόνομος) ναυαρ(χίς)
Translation of the Corycians, autonomous nauarchis
Reverse design Dionysus standing left, holding cantharus over panther and thyrsus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Average weight 4.47 g
Axis 5
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ C. Rhodes coll. = Zeus Budget 9, 20 June 2020, lot 412
2 2     Châteaubleau excavations, CH 85 II 19 (F. Pilon information)