RPC VII.2, 3019

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3019
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(ΑΙ) Μ ΑΝΤ(ΩΝΙΟϹ) 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
Reverse design Apollo standing left, holding branch and chlamys
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 35 mm
Axis 6, 7, 12
Specimens 8 (3 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1869,0703.68 BMC 252
2 2     P: 1399 SNG 1666
3 3     P: 1539.49, Y 20263 SNG 1676
4 4     Ayvagediği hoard 39 corr.
5 5     ✸ C. Rhodes coll. = CNG EA 266, 19 Oct. 2011, lot 265 = CNG EA 121, 24 Aug. 2005, lot 148 = SNG Levante 1121
6 6     CGT coll.
7 7     CGT coll.
8 8     CNG EA 201, 17 Dec. 2008, lot 281