RPC VII.2, 3547

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3547
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Berytus
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue First issue
Dating AD 238–9
Obverse inscription IMP GORDIANVS AVG
Nominative Imperator Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL BER
Reverse design two legionary eagles, facing each other
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 17 mm
Axis 1, 7, 12
Reference Sawaya series 114, 2073–8
Specimens 6 (6 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1840,1215.2 BMC 255
2 2     P Bab 1314
3 3     ✸ B: 18275202, Fox
4 4     C: Leake
5 5     Cop SNG 127
6 6     NY: 1944.100.72441