RPC VII.2, 3079

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3079
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, right arm behind his back, holding lion skin and club sitting on rock
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Axis 12
Specimens 7 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B. Michaux coll.
2 2     CGT coll.
3 3     CNG EA 117, 29 June 2005, lot 138 = Paramount, 7 Jan. 1977, lot 733
4 4     CNG EA 310, 4 Sept. 2013, lot 315
5 5     ✸ M&M GmbH 12, 10 Apr. 2003, lot 245 = Ziegler 770
6 6     Private coll.
7 7     SNG vA 6043