RPC VII.2, 3425A

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3425A
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 ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτοκ(ράτωρ) Γορδιανὸς Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Gordian Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Gordian III, right, with drapery on left shoulder
Reverse inscription ΑΒΚΑΡΟϹ ΒΑϹΙΛΕΥϹ
Edition Ἀβγαρος βασιλεὺς
Translation Abgar the king
Reverse design diademed and draped bust of Abgar X, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 15 mm
Average weight 3.16 g
Axis 6
Reference Babelon —
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Private coll.
2 2     ✸ Zeus Budget 15, 21 Feb. 2021, lot 362