RPC VII.2, 3645

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3645
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 ΕΥϹΕ
Edition Α(ὐτοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀν(τώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Ἀφ(ρικανὸς) 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 Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm over shoulder
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 24 mm
Reference D 4666
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     D 4666
2 2     ✸ Figari & Mosconi 1365 = DS 12391 = Ars et Nummus FPL May–June 1970, lot 237 = Münzzentrum 100, 1999, lot 284