RPC VII.2, 3420

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3420
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 radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear; 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 24 mm
Average weight 9.02 g
Axis 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12
Reference Babelon 98
Specimens 82 (54 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1840,0424.8
2 2     L: 1900,0706.22 BMC 149
3 3     ✸ L: G.2910 BMC 150
4 4     L: EH,p676.10.AbgGor BMC 151
5 5     L: G.2911 BMC 152
6 6     L: 1913,1115.31 BMC 153
7 7     L: TC,p231.1.GorAbg BMC 154
8 8     L: TC,p231.2.GorAbg BMC 155
9 9     L: 1906,1103.2702 BMC 156
10 10     L: EH,p676.8.AbgGor BMC 157
11 11     P: Chandon de Briailles 1165
12 12     P: Chandon de Briailles 1164
13 13     P: 2122
14 14     P: AA.GR.25148
15 15     P: 2123
16 16     P: AA.GR.13138
17 17     P: 2124
18 18     P: 2125
19 19     P: Vogüé 178
20 20     P: AA.GR.13139
21 21     P: AA.GR.13140
22 22     P: AA.GR.26259
23 23     P Wa 7296
24 24     B: 18204069, Fox
25 25     B: 18274943, Prokesch-Osten
26 26     B: 18274942, Löbb.
27 27     B: 18204068, 1845/5273
28 28     C: G 716-R
29 29     C: 240-1961
30 30     C: 241-1961
31 31     C: G 717-R
32 32     C: 237-1961
33 33     G SNG 2577
34 34     G SNG 2578
35 35     Mu
36 36     Mu
37 37     Mu
38 38     Mu
39 39     Mu
40 40     NY: 1961.154.321
41 41     NY: 1961.164.2
42 42     NY: 1944.100.52895
43 43     NY: 1944.100.52685
44 44     NY: 1944.100.83430
45 45     NY: 1944.100.63655
46 46     NY: 1938.104.131 Bellinger, Hoards 8–9, no. 63
47 47     NY: 1938.104.130 Bellinger, Hoards 8–9, no. 63
48 48     O: New College
49 49     O
50 50     O
51 51     O: Godwyn
52 52     O: Milne
53 53     V: GR 22874
54 54     V: GR 22875
55 55     Leeds-UL: 86
56 56     Leeds-UL: 87
57 57     Münster: M 1535
58 58     CGT coll.
59 59     CGT coll.
60 60     CGT coll.
61 61     CGT coll.
62 62     CGT coll.
63 63     CGT coll.
64 64     CGT coll.
65 65     CGT coll.
66 66     CGT coll.
67 67     CNG EA 221, 28 Oct. 2009, lot 451 = Elsen 67, 15 Sept. 2001, lot 925
68 68     CNG EA 251, 9 Mar. 2011, lot 301
69 69     CNG EA 260, 20 July 2011, lot 430
70 70     CNG EA 337, 22 Oct. 2014, lot 342
71 71     Elsen 117, 15 June 2013, lot 464
72 72     Gorny & Mosch 191, 11 Oct. 2010, lot 1878
73 73     Gorny & Mosch 237, 7 Mar. 2016, lot 1692
74 74     Lindgren III, 1565
75 75     M&M GmbH 29, 31 Oct. 2008, lot 2699
76 76     Nomos obolos 21, 2 Jan. 2022, lot 745
77 77     Pecunem 42, 3 Apr. 2016, lot 600
78 78     Private coll.
79 79     Private coll.
80 80     Private coll.
81 81     Private coll.
82 82     Private coll.