RPC VII.2, 3731

 

Image of specimen #11

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3731
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 front
Reverse inscription L Β
Reverse design Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Axis 11, 12
Reference BMC 1888; M 3342; Geissen 2630
Specimens 12 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1864,1118.759 BMC 1888
2 2     O: HCR30839 M 3342
3 3     A: 3990 (Demetriou)
4 4     Cologne Geissen 2630
5 5     B. Michaux coll.
6 6     CGT coll. = Naville 17, 20 Sept. 2015, lot 367
7 7     Coins & Antiquities Ltd, London, 58, lot 166 = DS 10276
8 8     DS 12411
9 9     Figari & Mosconi 1410 = DS 10274
10 10     J. Aiello coll.
11 11     ✸ Naville Numismatics 54, 15 Dec. 2019, lot 341 = Naville Numismatics 49, 12 May 2019, lot 288 = Figari & Mosconi 1470 = Simonetti FPL 6, Dec. 1970, lot 178 = DS 10275
12 12     Boston: 1985.1318