RPC VII.2, 3016

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3016
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Tarsus
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue With Π Π
Dating AD 238 and after
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ, Π Π
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus pater patriae
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ, Α Μ Κ Γ Β, ΟΙΚΟΥΜΕΝΙΚΟϹ (on crown)
Reverse design agonistic crown, inscribed, containing two palms, on table with four straight legs
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Axis 6, 7
Specimens 6 (5 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1899,0402.80 BMC 291
2 2     P: Chandon de Briailles 1087 SNG 1701
3 3     B: 18274247, Löbb.
4 4     O: HCR8183, Milne
5 5     V: GR 30127
6 6     CNG MBS 69, 8 June 2005, lot 1168 = Berk 106, 20 Jan. 1999, lot 782