RPC VII.2, 3035

 

Image of specimen #7

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3035
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 ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ, Π Π
Nominative Imperator Caesar Antonius Gordianus Augustus pater patriae
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ Α Μ Κ Γ Β
Reverse design Athena standing left, holding spear and shield resting on ground
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 35 mm
Axis 6, 12
Specimens 12 (4 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1925,1001.28 Tarsus hoard 102
2 2     P: 1539.23 SNG 1655
3 3     Mu
4 4     O: Christ Church
5 5     Ayvagediği hoard 31
6 6     B. Michaux coll.
7 7     ✸ C. Rhodes coll.
8 8     CGT coll. = VAuctions 309, 10 July 2014, lot 91
9 9     Münzzentrum 100, 8 Sept. 1999, lot 236
10 10     SNG Levante 1122
11 11     Tahberer 1582
12 12     Ziegler 767 (illustrated as 769)