RPC VII.2, 3110

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3110
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 ΑΝΤΩΝΙΟϹ 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 Γ Β
Reverse design temple with four columns and double pediment enclosing Tyche seated left, on rock, holding two ears of corn, resting foot on swimming river god
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 35 mm
Axis 1, 12
Specimens 14 (4 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1435A
2 2     ✸ P: 1435 SNG 1670
3 3     Cop SNG 385
4 4     O
5 5     B. Michaux coll. = Ares EA 9, 18 May 2020, lot 354
6 6     C. Rhodes coll.
7 7     CGT coll.
8 8     CGT coll.
9 9     Helios 3, 29 Apr. 2009, lot 679
10 10     Nomos 6, 8 May 2012, lot 190 = Triton VIII, 11 Jan. 2005, lot 785
11 11     SNG vA 6055
12 12     Tahberer 1576
13 13     Tahberer 1577
14 14     Ziegler 777