RPC VII.2, 3588

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3588
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 and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front, with gorgoneion on cuirass
Reverse inscription COL TYR METR
Reverse design serpent entwined ovoid baetyl; at left, conic altar surmounted by small statue; at right, palm tree; below, murex shell
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Axis 1
Reference Rouvier —
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ NY: 1944.100.81885