RPC VII.2, 3415

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3415
Province Osroene
Region Mesopotamia
City Edessa
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Abgar X (king)
Issue Royal coinage
Dating AD 239–42
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, left, seen from rear, holding shield; in front, star
Reverse inscription ΑΒΓΑΡΟϹ ΒΑϹΙΛΕΥϹ
Nominative Abgarus Rex
Reverse design draped bust of Abgar X, right, wearing tiara; behind, star
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Axis 4, 11, 12
Reference Babelon 99
Specimens 9 (8 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 2129
2 2     P: Chandon de Briailles 1169
3 3     P: 1966.453
4 4     Mu
5 5     Mu
6 6     Mu
7 7     ✸ O: Christ Church
8 8     V: GR 22873
9 9     Gorny & Mosch 233, 6 Oct. 2015, lot 2145 = Gorny & Mosch 130, 8 Mar. 2004, lot 1923