RPC VII.2, 3086

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3086
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 lion attacking bull, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Axis 6, 7, 12
Specimens 16 (6 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: AA.GR.17503
2 2     P: Delepierre 6530 SNG 1664
3 3     P: 1442 SNG 1679
4 4     P: 1443 SNG 1697
5 5     B: 18274244, Löbb.
6 6     ✸ NY: 1924.999.183
7 7     C. Rhodes coll.
8 8     CNG 88, 14 Sept. 2011, lot 1011
9 9     CNG EA 304, 12 June 2013, lot 287 = Ziegler 757 = Karbach coll.
10 10     Gorny & Mosch 156, 5 Mar. 2007, lot 1816
11 11     Roma Numismatics 4, 30 Sept. 2012, lot 2464 = Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions 4, 5 Dec. 2011, lot 356
12 12     Stack's, 11 Jan. 2010, lot 295 = J. Schulman List 222, Spring 1982, lot 158
13 13     Tahberer 1600
14 14     Tahberer 1601
15 15     Ziegler 758 = Reuss coll.
16 16     Ziegler 759 = Karbach coll.