RPC VII.2, 3050

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3050
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 ΕΒ (sic), Π Π
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus pater patriae
Obverse design radiate and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front, with gorgoneion
Reverse inscription ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕ(ΩϹ), Α Μ Κ Γ Β
Reverse design Dikaiosyne standing left, holding scales and transversal sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 38 mm
Axis 6, 12
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1429 SNG 1688
2 2     ✸ CNG EA 304, 12 June 2013, lot 286 = CNG EA 115, 25 May 2005, lot 274
3 3     van der Dussen 24, 1 June 19995, lot 3467
4 4     Ziegler 764 = Jürging coll.