RPC VII.2, 3706

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3706
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(Α) Μ ΑΝ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΕΥϹ(Ε)(Β)
Edition Α(ὐτοκράτωρ) Κα(ῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀν(τώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Εὐσεβ(ής)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Pius
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 Eirene standing left, holding olive branch and transverse sceptre
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 12.38 g
Axis 11, 12
Reference D 4717–8; M 3338
Specimens 15 (5 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1967.1850
2 2     G SNG 4505
3 3     NY: 1944.100.64941
4 4     O: HCR30835 M 3338
5 5     V: GR 25232
6 6     A: 3987 (Demetriou)
7 7     A: 6816/2 (Demetriou)
8 8     Beirut-AUB: C3677
9 9     Frankfurt: 3035 Förschner 920
10 10     D 4717
11 11     D 4718
12 12     DS 10211
13 13     DS 10212
14 14     J. Aiello coll.
15 15     Trade (Vcoins, 2020)