RPC VII.2, 3696

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3696
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Pupienus and Balbinus
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Caesar)
Issue LΑ = year 1
Dating AD 238
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΚΑΙϹ(Α)
Nominative Marcus Antonius Gordianus Caesar
Obverse design bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L Α
Reverse design Nilus reclining left, holding cornucopia and reed
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Axis 11, 12
Reference D 4696; M 3317
Specimens 10 (5 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     NY: 1974.26.4255
2 2     ✸ NY: 1935.117.870
3 3     NY: 1944.100.64937
4 4     NY: 1944.100.64938
5 5     O: HCR30814 M 3317
6 6     A: 3982 (Demetriou)
7 7     Milan SNG 1579
8 8     Milan SNG 1580
9 9     D 4696
10 10     J. Aiello coll.