RPC VII.2, 3036

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3036
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 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 36 mm
Axis 5, 6
Specimens 6 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     NY: 1974.226.180
2 2     A-KIKPE SNG Pfalz 1410
3 3     Aurea Numismatika EA 7, 22 May 2016, lot 6337
4 4     ✸ Mozelt FPL 39, 1987, lot 410 = Ziegler 766 = Karbach coll.
5 5     Münzzentrum Rheinland FPL 105, July 2009, lot 407
6 6     Rauch 68, 5 Nov. 2001, lot 639