RPC VII.2, 3211

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3211
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Epiphanea
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue Year ϚΤ = 306
Dating AD 238/9
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτο(κράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντώ(νιος) Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordian
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙΦΑΝΕΩΝ ΕΤ ϚΤ
Edition Ἐπιφανέων ἔτ(ους) ϛτʹ
Translation of the Epiphaneans, of year 306
Reverse design Demeter standing facing, head right, holding ears of corn and torch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 35 mm
Average weight 23.18 g
Axis 12
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)
Note On the obverse, all Ν are retrograde.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1872,1103.3 BMC 4
2 2     P: 544 SNG 2401 = Wa 4276
3 3     C. Rhodes coll.