RPC VII.2, 2959

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2959
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Trachea
City Pompeiopolis
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue Year ϚΤ = 306
Dating AD 240/1
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ, Π Π
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus pater patriae
Obverse design radiate and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front, with gorgoneion
Reverse inscription ΠΟΜΠΗΙΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ ϚΤ ΑϚ
Reverse design Dionysus standing left, holding cantharus over panther and thyrsus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Axis 6, 11, 12
Specimens 10 (3 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 65
2 2     B: 18274145, Löbb.
3 3     Cop SNG 248
4 4     A: 5781
5 5     Anamur: 1.771.91 SNG 325
6 6     Freiburg: 12099
7 7     C. Rhodes coll.
8 8     ✸ Private coll.
9 9     SNG Levante 891
10 10     CGT coll. = NBS EA 15, 18 Sept. 2022, lot 417