RPC VII.2, 3125

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3125
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 and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕωϹ, Α Μ Κ Γ Β
Reverse design veiled and draped bust of Tyche, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Axis 6
Specimens 6 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1979,0101.2647 SNG vA 6049
2 2     B: 18274216, I-B
3 3     Bern SNG Righetti 1687
4 4     Cahn 60, 2 Juy 1928, lot 1700
5 5     Lanz 92, 4 June 1999, lot 1011
6 6     Ziegler 768 (illustrated as 767)