RPC VII.2, 3705

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3705
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)(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 rear
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 12.62 g
Axis 1, 11, 12
Reference BMC 1907; D 4805; M 3334–6; Geissen 2622
Specimens 28 (11 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: GC15p247.1907 BMC 1907
2 2     P: 3137
3 3     P: 1967.1853
4 4     C
5 5     NY: 1944.100.64957
6 6     NY: 1974.26.4266
7 7     NY: 1974.26.4265
8 8     O: HCR30831 M 3334
9 9     O: HCR30832 M 3335
10 10     ✸ O: HCR30833 M 3336
11 11     V: GR 37971
12 12     A: 3997 (Demetriou)
13 13     Beirut-AUB: C3676
14 14     Cologne Geissen 2622
15 15     Frankfurt: 3038 Förschner 919
16 16     B. Michaux = ex. M. Mihalka
17 17     CGT coll. = VAuctions 226, 30 Apr. 2009, lot 104
18 18     CNG EA 169, 25 July 2007, lot 144
19 19     CNG EA 211, 3 June 2009, lot 343
20 20     CNG EA 407, 11 Oct. 2017, lot 484
21 21     D 4805
22 22     D 4806 corr.
23 23     DS 10293
24 24     DS 10294
25 25     J. Aiello coll.
26 26     Naville Numismatics 37, 28 Jan. 2018, lot 315
27 27     Naville Numismatics 40, 27 May 2018, lot 330 = Roma Numismatics EA 36, 27 May 2017, lot 248
28 28     Savoca EA 23, 17 June 2018, lot 320