RPC VII.2, 3412

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3412
Province Osroene
Region Mesopotamia
City Edessa
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Gordian III (Augustus) ; Abgar X (king)
Issue Royal coinage
Dating AD 239–42
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανὸς Σεβαστός Αὐτοκ(ράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΒΓΑΡΟϹ ΒΑϹΙΛΕΥϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Γορδιανὸς Ἀβγαρος βασιλεύς Αὐτοκ(ράτωρ) Γορδιανὸς Ἀβγαρος βασιλεύς
Translation Emperor Gordian, Abgar the king
Reverse design Gordian III standing right, holding short sceptre and globe, facing Abgar X standing left, wearing tiara, holding crown and sword
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Average weight 21.61 g
Axis 11
Reference Babelon —
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Mu
2 2     D. Taylor coll.