RPC VII.2, 3093

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3093
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 front
Reverse inscription ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ, Α Μ Κ Γ Β
Reverse design Perseus standing right, holding harpa and statue of Apollo Lykeios (holding wolves), facing fisherman standing left, holding line with fish and basket
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 38 mm
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ CNG EA 177, 28 Nov. 2007, lot 158 = CNG 66, 19 May 2004, lot 1206 = SNG Levante Supp. 288 = Kölner Münzkabinett 54, 11 Nov. 19991, lot 367 = Sternberg 10, 25 Nov. 1980, lot 514