RPC VII.2, 3073

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3073
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 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 Γ Β
Reverse design Heracles standing right, grasping horn and muzzle of Cretan bull rearing, right, head, left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 37 mm
Axis 12
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1844,0425.1600 BMC 260
2 2     Berk 106, 20 Jan. 1999, lot 779