RPC VII.2, 3490

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3490
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue Issue I
Dating AD 238–40
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, left, with drapery on right shoulder
Reverse inscription ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞΟΥϹΙΑϹ, S C
Edition Δημαρχ(ικῆς) Ἐξουσίας S(enatus) C(onsulto)
Translation holder of the tribunitian power, by decree of the Senate
Reverse design eagle standing facing, head left, with wreath in beak; tail to left
Metal silver
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 11.54 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Bland 1991b, 6; Prieur 284; McAlee 865
Specimens 6 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–6: same obv. die as 3506/1.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     O: Christ Church
2 2     ✸ Freiburg: 12350
3 3     Yale: 1938.6000.687 Dura Final Report 375
4 4     C. Morand coll.
5 5     Emporium Hamburg 84, 2 Mar. 2019, lot 276
6 6     Trade (eBay, 2016)