RPC VII.2, 3720

 

Image of specimen #9

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3720
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)
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 Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm over shoulder
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Axis 11, 12
Reference BMC 1880; M 3341; D 4747
Specimens 15 (6 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1864,1118.760 BMC 1880
2 2     B: 18275278, Löbb.
3 3     G SNG 4503
4 4     NY: 1944.100.64947
5 5     NY: 1944.100.64948
6 6     NY: 1974.26.4261
7 7     A: 3992 (Demetriou)
8 8     C. Rhodes coll.
9 9     ✸ CNG EA 359, 9 Sept. 2015, lot 273
10 10     CNG EA 391, 15 Feb. 2017, lot 393
11 11     CNG EA 407, 11 Oct. 2017, lot 486
12 12     DS 10239
13 13     DS 10240
14 14     Naville Numismatics 41, 24 June 2018, lot 287 = Roma Numismatics EA 36, 27 May 2017, lot 247
15 15     Naville Numismatics 51, 21 July 2019, lot 371 = D 4747