RPC VII.2, 3097

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3097
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 Perseus standing left, holding statue of Apollo Lykeios (holding wolves), chlamys and Medusa head
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 37 mm
Axis 6
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1894,0402.248 BMC 265
2 2     Egger 46, 11 May 1914 (Prowe III), lot 2295
3 3     Münzzentrum 100, 8 Sept. 1999, lot 233
4 4     Spink Zürich 23, 17 June 1987, lot 950