RPC VII.2, 3105

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3105
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
Reverse inscription ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕωϹ, Α Μ Κ Β Γ, ϹΕΥΗΡΕΙΑ (on crown)
Reverse design agonistic crown, inscribed, containing two palms, on table with three curved legs
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 37 mm
Axis 3, 6, 7
Specimens 14 (4 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1925,1001.38 Tarsus hoard 153
2 2     P: 1446 SNG 1662
3 3     B: 18274246, Fox
4 4     NY: 1978.10.1
5 5     Bern SNG Righetti 1695
6 6     Yale: 2007.15.1
7 7     Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions EA 28, 15 July 2015, lot 431
8 8     CGT coll.
9 9     ✸ CNG 85, 15 Sept. 2010, lot 610
10 10     CNG MBS 66, 19 May 2004, lot 1210 = SNG Levante 1138
11 11     Helios 8, 13 Oct. 2012, lot 394
12 12     Peus 420, 1 Nov. 2017, lot 425
13 13     Boston: 63.3047
14 14     Brisbane: 2542