RPC VII.2, 3460

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3460
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Nisibis
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Dating AD 243–4
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΚ Κ ΜΑΡ Α ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟΝ ϹΕ
Edition Αὐτο(κράτορα) Κ(αίσαρα) Μᾶρ(κον) Ἀ(ντώνιον) Γορδιανὸν Σε(βαστόν)
Translation for Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ϹΕΠ ΚΟΛΟ ΝΕϹΙΒΙ ΜΗΤ
Edition Σεβ(αστὴ) Κολω(νία) Νεσιβί(ων) μητ(ρόπολις)
Translation Augustan Colony of the Nisibians, metropolis
Reverse design draped, veiled and turreted bust of Tyche, right; above, ram leaping right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 12.21 g
Axis 6
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B. Michaux coll.
2 2     CGT coll.
3 3     ✸ Gärtner 32, 24 Oct. 2015, lot 34285