RPC VII.2, 3043

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3043
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
Reverse design double crown of the Cilicarch, decorated with eight imperial busts in the outer side, and six imperial busts in the inner side
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Axis 6, 12
Specimens 12 (3 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1961,0301.421
2 2     P: 1450 SNG 1677 = Wa 4668
3 3     B: 18274250, B-I
4 4     B. Michaux coll. = Savoca 98 Blue, 27 Mar. 2021, lot 923
5 5     CGT coll. = VAuctions - ACCG Benefit II, 24 Sept. 2009, lot 71
6 6     CNG 88, 14 Sept. 2011, lot 1010 = Tkalec, 26 Mar. 1991, lot 373
7 7     Gorny & Mosch 156, 5 Mar. 2007, lot 1814
8 8     Lanz 44, 16 May 1988, lot 732
9 9     M&M GmbH 19, 16 May 2006, lot 229
10 10     Tahberer 1603 = Pecunem Gitbud & Naumann 19, 6 July 2014, lot 442
11 11     Tahberer 1604
12 12     Vat Serafini 1937, p. 427, no. 62, pl. 56.7. It was found in the San Panfilo catacomb in Rome, found in the earth during excavations.