RPC VII.2, 3127

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3127
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 ΚΕϹ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ, Π Π
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κέ(σαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Σεβ(αστὸς) Π(ατὴρ)Π(ατρίδος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus Father of the Fatherland
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕωϹ, Α Μ Κ Γ Β
Edition Ταρσοῦ Μητροπόλεως α μ(εγίστης) κ(αλλίστης) γʹ βʹ
Translation of Tarsus, metropolis, the first, the greatest, the most beautiful, (of the) three (eparchies), twice (neocorate)
Reverse design Apollo standing facing, head right, raising arm on his head, holding bow and resting on small column
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Average weight 15.80 g
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same rev. die as RPC VI 6741/1–10.
Note This rev. die was previously used under Maximinus (RPC VI, 7140, temp.).

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ C. Rhodes coll. = Zeus Numismatics WA 24, 24 April 2022, lot 362