RPC VII.2, 3095

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3095
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, holding shield (decorated with gorgoneion) and spear pointing forward
Reverse inscription ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ, Α Μ Κ Γ Β
Reverse design Perseus standing left, head right, holding Medusa head, harpa and chlamys
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Axis 11
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Bern SNG Righetti 1680 = Kricheldorf 30, 5 Apr. 1976, lot 1034
2 2     ✸ Münzzentrum Rheinland 112, 4 Sept. 2002, lot 739