RPC VII.2, 3709

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3709
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 ΕΥϹΕ
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 Elpis advancing left, holding flower and raising skirt
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Axis 11, 12
Reference D 4724; M 3325; Geissen 2624
Specimens 7 (5 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 3136
2 2     P: AA.GR.21004
3 3     NY: 1974.26.4258
4 4     NY: 1944.100.64943
5 5     O: HCR30822 M 3325
6 6     Cologne Geissen 2624
7 7     D 4724