RPC VII.2, 3127

 

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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
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus pater patriae
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕωϹ, Α Μ Κ Γ Β
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
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same rev. die as RPC VI 6699/1–9.
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