RPC VII.2, 3416

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3416
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 spear resting on shoulder and shield; in front, star
Reverse inscription ΑΒΓΑΡΟϹ ΒΑϹΙΛΕΥϹ
Edition Ἀβγαρος βασιλεὺς
Translation Abgar the king
Reverse design draped bust of Abgar X, right, wearing tiara; behind, star
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 9.25 g
Axis 6, 10, 11
Reference Babelon —
Specimens 4 (3 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: EH,p676.11.AbgGor BMC 158
2 2     ✸ NY: 1944.100.42734
3 3     NY: 1938.104.127 Bellinger, Hoards 8–9, no. 65
4 4     Nomos obolos 21, 2 Jan. 2022, lot 746