RPC VII.2, 3448

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3448
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 radiate, 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 crescent and two stars
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 7.29 g
Axis 10, 11, 12
Specimens 6 (4 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: 18274885, 1922/355
2 2     G SNG 2501
3 3     G SNG 2502
4 4     G SNG 2503
5 5     Gorny & Mosch 142, 10 Oct. 2005, lot 2091
6 6     C. Rhodes coll.