RPC VII.2, 3193

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3193
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Anazarbus
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue Year ΑΞϹ = 261
Dating AD 242/3
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΑΝΑΖΑΡΒΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟ, Γ Β
Reverse design Apollo standing left, holding branch and leaning against lyre placed on base
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Reference Ziegler, Anazarbos, —
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 3192/4.
Note This coin lacks a date but it has probably been minted in year 261 (AD 242/3). It shares its obverse die with coins of that year, and the same reverse type also occurs in the same year for this module.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Künker 97, 7 Mar. 2005, lot 1758