RPC VII.2, 3221A

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3221A
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Irenopolis
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue Year ΒϘΡ = 192
Dating AD 242/3
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΝΤω(ΝΙΟϹ) ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΕΙΡΗΝΟΠΟΛΕΙΤωΝ ΕΤ ΒϘΡ
Edition Εἰρηνοπολειτῶν ἔτ(ους) βϙρʹ
Translation of the Irenopolitans, of year 192
Reverse design Dionysus standing left, holding cantharus and thyrsus; to left, panther
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Average weight 13.53 g
Axis 6, 12
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     C. Rhodes coll. = ex Sermarini coll.
2 2     ✸ B. Michaux coll. = trade (LAC, Vcoins, 2024)