RPC VII.2, 3067

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3067
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 Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒΑ, Π Π
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus pater patriae
Obverse design radiate and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, left, seen from front, raising right hand, holding Nike (standing left, holding wreath and palm)
Reverse inscription ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛ, Α Μ Κ Β Γ
Reverse design Gordian III, radiate, in military dress, standing left, holding Nike and spear; at feet, left, seated and bound captive left, head right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Axis 6
Specimens 7 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1452 SNG 1723 = Wa 4669
2 2     C. Rhodes coll.
3 3     Cast in Winterthur = M&M 13, 17 June 1954, lot 924
4 4     CNG EA 310, 4 Sept. 2013, lot 317
5 5     CNG Triton VII, 12 Jan. 2004, lot 810 = SNG Levante 1146 = Sternberg 13, 17 Nov. 1983, lot 903
6 6     Missere 614
7 7     Naumann 63, 4 Mar. 2018, lot 482 (Vogl coll.)