RPC VII.2, 3614

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3614
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Judaea
City Gaza
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue Year ΤΒ = 302
Dating AD 241/2
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚ Κ Μ ΑΝΤωΝ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτοκ(ράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντών(ιος) Γορδιανὸς Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΓΑΖΑΙωΝ ΕΤ Ι ΤΒ
Edition Γαζαίων ἔτ(ους) ἱ(εροῦ) τβʹ
Translation of the Gazans, sacred year 302
Reverse design Marnas standing left, raising right arm, holding thunderbolt; at feet, left, eagle facing, head right, spreading wings; in field, sign of Marnas (𐤌)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 19.18 g
Axis 12
Reference Farhi 298
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 229
2 2     Yashin 480 = Rosenberger II, Supp. p. 79