RPC VII.2, 3066

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3066
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 front
Reverse inscription ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ, Α Μ Κ Γ Β
Reverse design Gordian III, radiate, in military dress, standing left, holding Nike and spear
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 37 mm
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Hirsch 242, 22 Sept. 2005, lot 2567 = Hirsch 239, 17 Feb. 2005, lot 1861 = Hirsch 236, 23 Sept. 2004, lot 2539
2 2     Schulten, 22 Oct. 1985, lot 621