RPC VII.2, 3132

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3132
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 laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front; all within wreath
Reverse inscription ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ, Α Μ Κ Β Γ
Reverse design Dionysus standing left, holding cantharus over panther and thyrsus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Axis 6
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Note On the rev., the form ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛƐⲰϹ is also found.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Leu EA 17, 14 Aug. 2021, lot 1786
2 2     B. Michaux coll. = Rönesans 2, 21 Oct. 2023, lot 1617