RPC VII.2, 3437

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3437
Province Osroene
Region Mesopotamia
City Carrhae
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Dating AD 243–4
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡ ΚΟΛ ΚΑΡΡΗΝωΝ
Reverse design crescent and star
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Axis 5, 6, 10, 11, 12
Specimens 11 (8 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1844,1015.272 BMC 61
2 2     L: G.2860 BMC 62
3 3     ✸ P: 1908
4 4     G SNG 2500
5 5     NY: 1944.100.65845
6 6     NY: 1938.104.61 Bellinger, Hoards 8–9, no. 82
7 7     O: Bodley
8 8     V: GR 22779
9 9     CGT coll.
10 10     CNG 94, 18 Sept. 2013, lot 922
11 11     M&M GmbH 20, 10 Oct. 2006, lot 963