RPC VII.2, 3502

 

Image of specimen #6

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3502
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue Issue II
Dating AD 241
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 ΕΞ ΥΠΑΤΟϹ ΤΟ Β, S C
Edition δημαρχ(ικῆς) ἐξ(ουσίας) ὕπατος τὸ βʹ S(enatus) C(onsulto)
Translation holder of the tribunitian power, consul for the second time, by decree of the Senate
Reverse design eagle standing facing, head left, with wreath in beak; tail to left
Metal silver
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 12.52 g
Axis 1, 6, 12
Reference Bland 1991b, 10; Prieur 288; McAlee 869
Specimens 11 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 18256760, I-B
2 2     B: 18256762, Fox
3 3     Mu
4 4     Yale: 1938.6000.689 Dura Final Report 376
5 5     B. Michaux coll.
6 6     ✸ CNG EA 182, 20 Feb. 2008, lot 151
7 7     CNG EA 291, 21 Nov. 2012, lot 242
8 8     Kricheldorf 26, 19 Feb. 1973, lot 188 = Peus 409, 25 Apr. 2013, lot 763
9 9     Private coll.
10 10     Savoca EA 91 Silver, 13 Dec. 2020, lot 522
11 11     P. Kuypers coll.