RPC VII.2, 3037

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3037
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 rear
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 7, 12
Specimens 6 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1403 SNG 1660
2 2     ✸ V: GR 19256
3 3     Bern SNG Righetti 1681
4 4     Yale: 2004.6.3467
5 5     C. Rhodes coll.
6 6     CGT coll. = Ares EA 6, 19 Jan. 2020, lot 334