RPC VII.2, 3542

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3542
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Aradus
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue Year ΗϘΥ = 498
Dating AD 239/40
Obverse inscription Β ΑΥΤΟΚ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΕΤΟΥϹ ΗϘΥ ΑΡΑΔΙΩΝ
Reverse design Tyche seated left, on rock, holding ears of corn; at feet, river god swimming left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Axis 1, 6, 12
Reference Rouvier —
Specimens 4 (3 in the core collections)
Die-links 1, 4: same pair of dies. 1–2, 4: same obv. die.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: AA.GR.6135
2 2     ✸ P: Y 28883.64
3 3     B: 18258273, Löbb.
4 4     Forum Ancient Coins RP09641