RPC VII.2, 3063

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3063
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Tarsus
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Person (rev.) 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 Β Γ
Reverse design Gordian III, radiate, in military dress, riding on galloping horse right, with right hand spearing lion running right, head left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 38 mm
Axis 6, 7
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 18274235, Löbb.
2 2     V: GR 35796
3 3     ✸ CNG EA 392, 1 Mar. 2017, lot 407 = Noble 111, 5 Apr. 2016, lot 4551 = Triton VII, 13 Jan. 2004, lot 807 = SNG Levante 1133