RPC VII.2, 3089

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3089
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 and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕωϹ, Α Μ Κ Γ Β
Reverse design Nike standing left, on globe, holding wreath and palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Axis 5, 6
Specimens 5 (4 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1419 SNG 1693
2 2     P: Chandon de Briailles 1085 SNG 1694
3 3     B: 18274259, Löbb.
4 4     C
5 5     CNG 93, 22 May 2013, lot 930 = Gorny & Mosch 90, 12 Oct. 1998, lot 673