RPC VII.2, 3074

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3074
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 ΑΝΤ 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 Heracles standing right, strangling the Nemean lion, right; at left, club
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Axis 2, 6, 7, 12
Specimens 9 (4 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1869,0701.6 BMC 259
2 2     B: 18274208, Löbb.
3 3     NY: 1974.226.179
4 4     ✸ V: GR 35453
5 5     Münster: M 1327
6 6     C. Rhodes coll.
7 7     CGT coll.
8 8     CNG MBS 66, 19 May 2004, lot 1207 = SNG Levante 1126
9 9     Pecunem Gitbud & Naumann 38, 6 Dec. 2015, lot 598