RPC VII.2, 3496

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3496
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 laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
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 left, head left, with wreath in beak; tail to right
Metal silver
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 11.68 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Bland 1991b, 3; Prieur 281; McAlee 860
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 18256767, Rauch
2 2     Cop SNG 260
3 3     Bertolami EA 50, 10 Dec. 2017, lot 547
4 4     ✸ C. Morand coll.