RPC VII.2, 3055

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3055
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 ΑΝΤΩΝΙΟϹ 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 female figure, wearing chiton, breasts exposed, standing left, scattering corn (?)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Axis 6
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1874,0704.15 BMC 273
2 2     P: 1415 SNG 1673
3 3     CGT coll. = Auctiones 26, 18 May 2014, lot 31 = Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions 4, 5 Dec. 2011, lot 349 = SNG Levante 1120
4 4     Private coll.