RPC VII.2, 3138

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3138
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
Reverse inscription ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕωϹ, Α Μ Κ Γ Β
Reverse design Pronoia (?) standing left, holding globe and transverse sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Axis 6, 7
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Cop SNG 390
2 2     ✸ O: Christ Church
3 3     CNG EA 304, 12 June 2013, lot 276 = CNG EA 134, 1 Mar. 2006, lot 270 = SNG Levante Supp. 284