RPC VII.2, 3529

 

Image of specimen #6

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3529
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Syria
City Paltus
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue Year ΖϘΥ = 497
Dating AD 238/9
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΠΑΛΤΗΝΩΝ ΖϘΥ
Edition Παλτηνῶν ζσυʹ
Translation of the Paltans, 497
Reverse design temple with four columns enclosing figure of Tyche seated left, holding cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 8.16 g
Axis 12
Reference Meyer-Zwiffelhoffer 31
Specimens 6 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1965.784
2 2     NY: 1998.18.151
3 3     Freiburg: 12623
4 4     Lindgren III 1208
5 5     Lindgren III 1209
6 6     ✸ Private coll.