RPC VII.2, 3450

 

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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 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 crescent and star
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 4.45 g
Axis 5, 6, 11, 12
Specimens 12 (6 in the core collections)
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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     B. Michaux coll. = Bucephalus Black 22, 28 July 2023, lot 1230