RPC VII.2, 3588

 

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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
Edition Imp(erator) Gordianus Pius Fel(ix) Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Gordian Pious Fortunate Augustus
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front, with gorgoneion on cuirass
Reverse inscription COL TYR METR
Edition col(onia) Tyr(o) metr(opolis)
Translation the colony of Tyre, metropolis
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
Average weight 8.55 g
Axis 1
Reference Rouvier —
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ NY: 1944.100.81885