RPC VII.2, 3600

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3600
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Samaria
City Nysa-Scythopolis
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue Year ΔΤ = 304
Dating AD 240/1
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΝΥϹ ϹΚΥΘ ΙΕΡ ΑϹ, ΔΤ
Reverse design Dionysus advancing right, holding thyrsus; in front, small Satyr; behind, panther standing left, head right; in front, two palms
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Axis 5
Reference Barkay —
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Heritage 3018, 5 Sept. 2012, lot 20470 = Heritage 3003, 8 Mar. 2012, lot 20675