RPC VII.2, 3123

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3123
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
Reverse design veiled and draped bust of Tyche, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 37 mm
Axis 6, 10
Specimens 6 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1844,0425.2349 BMC 277
2 2     P: 1395 SNG 1700
3 3     V: GR 19260
4 4     ✸ CNG EA 249, 9 Feb. 2011, lot 261
5 5     CNG EA 290, 7 Nov. 2012, lot 274
6 6     C. Rhodes coll.