RPC VII.2, 3465

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3465
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Nisibis
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Dating AD 243–4
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚ [Κ Μ] ΑΝ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕ
Edition Αὐτοκ(ράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀν(τώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Σε(βαστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ϹΕΠ(Τ) ΚΟΛΟ ΝΕϹΙΒΙ
Edition Σεπ(τίμινα) κολο(νία) Νέσιβι(ς)
Translation Septimian colony Nisibis
Reverse design ram leaping right, head left; above, star
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 4.89 g
Axis 1
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Leu EA 16, 23 May 2021, lot 3080
2 2     Private coll.
3 3     Trade (eBay)