RPC VII.2, 3450

 

Image of specimen #6

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3450
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 ϹƐΒ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design radiate head of Gordian III, r., with drapery on l. shoulder
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡ ΚΟΛ ΚΑΡΡΗΝⲰΝ
Reverse design crescent and star
Metal Æ
Average diameter 19 mm
Axis 5, 6, 11, 12
Specimens 12 (6 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1909
2 2     P: AA.GR.5150
3 3     Cop SNG 188
4 4     Mu
5 5     NY: 1944.100.65850
6 6     ✸ O: Christ Church
7 7     C. Rhodes coll.
8 8     CGT coll.
9 9     CNG EA 196, 1 Oct. 2008, lot 181
10 10     M&M GmbH 27, 28 May 2008, lot 2281
11 11     Private coll.
12 12     Bucephalus Numismatic Black 22, 28–30 July 2023, lot 1230