RPC VII.2, 3498

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3498
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 facing, head right, with wreath in beak; tail to left
Metal silver
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 12.21 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Bland 1991b, 5; Prieur 283; McAlee 861
Specimens 6 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 721
2 2     Auctiones AG 8, 27 June 1978, lot 482
3 3     C. Morand coll.
4 4     CNG 45, 18 Mar. 1998, lot 966 = CNG EA 453, 2 Oct. 2019, lot 307
5 5     ✸ Leu 5, 27 Oct. 2019, lot 287
6 6     B. Michaux coll. = Sol 27, 13 Apr. 2024, lot 287