RPC VII.2, 3704

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3704
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 ΕΥ(Ϲ)(Ε)(Β)
Edition Α(ὐτοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀν(τώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Εὐσεβ(ής)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Pious
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription L - Β
Edition (ἔτους) βʹ
Translation of year 2
Reverse design eagle standing left, head right, holding wreath in beak
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 12.70 g
Axis 11, 12
Reference BMC 1908; M 3345–7; Geissen 2620–1
Specimens 24 (13 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1856,0903.28 BMC 1908
2 2     P: 3138
3 3     P: AA.GR.22155
4 4     P: AA.GR.20181
5 5     B: 18275282, Löbb.
6 6     C: 869-1950
7 7     ✸ C
8 8     G SNG 4506
9 9     NY: 1944.100.64958
10 10     NY: 1944.100.64959
11 11     O: HCR30842 M 3345
12 12     O: HCR30843 M 3346
13 13     O: HCR30844 M 3347
14 14     A: 6818 (Demetriou)
15 15     Cologne Geissen 2620
16 16     Cologne Geissen 2621
17 17     Frankfurt: 3040 Förschner 917
18 18     Frankfurt: 3039 Förschner 918
19 19     Milan SNG 1582
20 20     B. Michaux coll.
21 21     CNG EA 147, 6 Sept. 2006, lot 129
22 22     DS 10296
23 23     Elsen 109, 18 June 2011, lot 560
24 24     Figari & Mosconi 1421 = Schulten, 11 Apr. 1988, lot 987 = DS 10295