RPC VII.2, 3642

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3642
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Gordian I and Gordian II
Person (obv.) Gordian II (Augustus)
Issue LΑ = year 1
Dating AD 238
Obverse inscription Α Κ Μ ΑΝ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΦ(Ρ) ΕΥϹΕ
Edition Α(ὐτοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀν(τώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Ἀφρ(ικανὸς) Εὐσε(βής)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Africanus Pious
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian II, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L - Α
Edition (ἔτους) αʹ
Translation of year 1
Reverse design Athena standing, facing, head left, holding spear and shield on ground
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 11.22 g
Axis 11
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     A: 6815/2 (Demetriou)
2 2     CNG EA 342, 14 Jan. 2015, lot 476 = CAN 6, 1 Mar. 1989, lot 319
3 3     ✸ J. Aiello coll.