RPC VII.2, 3736

 

Image of specimen #8

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3736
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 Zeus seated left, holding patera and sceptre; at left, eagle
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Axis 11, 12
Reference BMC 1855; D 4792; M 3323; Geissen 2632
Specimens 10 (4 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1844,0425.2531 BMC 1855
2 2     NY: 1974.26.4264
3 3     O: HCR30820 M 3323
4 4     V: GR 25228
5 5     A: 3986 (Demetriou)
6 6     Cologne Geissen 2632
7 7     Milan SNG 1584
8 8     ✸ CNG EA 359, 9 Sept. 2015, lot 274
9 9     CNG EA 407, 11 Oct. 2017, lot 490
10 10     D 4792