RPC VII.2, 3445

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3445
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
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, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡ ΚΟΛ ΚΑΡΡΗΝωΝ
Edition μητρ(όπολις) Κολ(ωνία) Καρρηνῶν
Translation metropolis and colony of the Carrhaeans
Reverse design draped, veiled and turreted bust of Tyche, left; in front, Marsyas standing right, carrying wineskin over shoulder, on short column, and altar
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 13.76 g
Axis 6, 11
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ C: Leake
2 2     NY: 1974.226.203
3 3     CGT coll.