RPC VII.2, 3580

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3580
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG
Nominative Imperator Gordianus Pius Felix Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL TYR METRO, ΑΜΒΡΟϹΙΕ ΠΕΤΡΑΙ
Reverse design ambrosial rocks on bases flanking olive tree; in exergue, murex shell
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Axis 5, 6
Reference Rouvier —
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1900,0707.229 BMC 430
2 2     ✸ CNG EA 494, 23 June 2021, lot 330