RPC VII.2, 3449A

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3449A
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 head of Gordian III, right, with drapery on left shoulder
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, between two stars
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 6.10 g
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Savoca 111th Blue, 28 Aug. 2021, lot 1418