RPC VII.2, 3585

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3585
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 MET
Reverse design temple with six columns and rounded pediment enclosing Astarte standing left, placing right on trophy to left and holding sceptre, crowned by Victory on column to right; in exergue, palm tree, altar and murex shell
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Axis 11, 12
Reference Rouvier 2425
Specimens 8 (5 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P Bab 2269
2 2     B: 18273420, Löbb.
3 3     C: Mossop
4 4     NY: 1944.100.81878
5 5     NY: 1944.100.81879
6 6     CGT coll.
7 7     ✸ CNG EA 301, 24 Apr. 2013, lot 213
9 9     R. Hoppensteadt coll.