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
Edition 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, left, seen from rear, holding shield; in front, star
Reverse inscription ΑΒΓΑΡΟϹ ΒΑϹΙΛΕΥϹ
Edition Ἀβγαρος βασιλεύς
Translation king Abgar
Reverse design draped bust of Abgar X, right, wearing tiara; behind, star
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 9.08 g
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