RPC VII.2, 3725

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3725
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(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 seated left, holding wreath and palm
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Axis 11, 12
Reference D 4751; M 3329–30; Geissen 2627
Specimens 12 (5 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 18275276, Löbb.
2 2     C
3 3     NY: 1944.100.64950
4 4     ✸ O: HCR30826 M 3329
5 5     O: HCR30827 M 3330
6 6     Cologne Geissen 2627
7 7     B. Michaux coll.
8 8     CNG EA 407, 11 Oct. 2017, lot 487
9 9     D 4751
10 10     Elsen 96, 14 June 2008, lot 523
11 11     Emporium Hamburg 62, 12 Nov. 2009, lot 672
12 12     Poindessault, 5 Mar. 1975, lot 67