RPC VII.2, 2960

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2960
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
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Σεβ(αστὸς) π(ατὴρ) π(ατρίδος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus, father of the fatherland
Obverse design radiate and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front, with gorgoneion
Reverse inscription ΠΟΜΠΗΙΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ ϚΤ ΑϚ
Edition Πομπηιοπολειτῶν ϛτʹ αʹ ϛʹ
Translation of the Pompeiopolitans, 306, first semester (?)
Reverse design Poseidon standing left, holding dolphin and trident, right foot on prow of ship
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Average weight 12.72 g
Axis 6
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1869,0703.74 BMC 62
2 2     M&M AG 41, 18 June 1970, lot 575