RPC VII.2, 3014

 

Image of specimen #6

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3014
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Tarsus
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue Without Π Π
Dating AD 238
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒΑϹ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ, Α Μ Κ Β Γ
Reverse design Dionysus standing left, holding cantharus over panther and thyrsus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Axis 1, 6, 9, 12
Specimens 12 (5 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1400 SNG 1640
2 2     P: 1401 SNG 1641
3 3     NY: 1974.226.181
4 4     O: Christ Church
5 5     V: GR 36752
6 6     ✸ C. Rhodes coll.
7 7     CGT coll.
8 8     CGT coll.
9 9     CGT coll.
10 10     Tahberer 1591
11 11     Tahberer 1592
12 12     Ziegler 787 = Karbach coll.