RPC VII.2, 3104

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3104
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 ΕΒ (sic), Π Π
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus pater patriae
Obverse design radiate and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front, with gorgoneion
Reverse inscription ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ, Α Μ Κ Β Γ, ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑ (on crown)
Reverse design agonistic crown, inscribed, containing two palms, on table with three curved legs
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Axis 3, 6, 7
Specimens 6 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1448 SNG 1686
2 2     P: 1539.33 SNG 1687
3 3     Ayvagediği hoard 35
4 4     CGT coll.
5 5     CNG EA 181, 6 Feb. 2008, lot 207
6 6     CNG EA 304, 12 June 2013, lot 285 = CNG EA 134, 1 Mar. 2006, lot 269 = SNG Levante Supp. 282