RPC VII.2, 3702

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3702
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue LΒ = year 2
Dating AD 238/9
Obverse inscription Α Κ Μ ΑΝ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΕΥϹ(Ε)
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Pius
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L Β
Reverse design Athena seated left, holding Nike and spear; shield leaning against the throne
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Axis 11, 12
Reference D 4710
Specimens 6 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Cop SNG 677
2 2     V: GR 25227
3 3     A: 3995 (Demetriou)
4 4     CGT coll. = Jacquier 39, 12 Sept. 2014, lot 451
5 5     ✸ CNG EA 359, 9 Sept. 2015, lot 270
6 6     D 4710