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VII.2, 3433
Image of specimen #2
Coin type
URI
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/7.2/3433
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Volume
VII.2
Number
3433
Province
Osroene
Region
Mesopotamia
City
Edessa
Reign
Gordian III
Person (obv.)
Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue
Colonial coinage
Dating
AD 242–4
Obverse inscription
ΑΥΤΟΚ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ Ϲ
Ε
Β
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
Reverse inscription
ΜΗΤ ΚΟΛ
Ε
Δ
Ε
ϹϹΗΝ
ω
Ν
Edition
μητ(ρόπολις) Κολ(ωνία) Εδεσσηνῶν
Translation
Metropolis Colony of the Edessenes
Reverse design
draped, veiled and turreted bust of Tyche, right, between two stars
Metal
copper-based alloy
Average diameter
23 mm
Average weight
8.36 g
Axis
11
Reference
Babelon 89
Specimens
2 (2 in the core collections)
Specimens of this coin type
Number
Number
Obverse
Reverse
Museum
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Diameter
Weight
Axis
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1
1
P: 2095
24
8.30
11
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2
2
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O: Walker
22
8.42
11
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