RPC VII.2, 3750

 

Image of specimen #7

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3750
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue LΓ = year 3
Dating AD 239/40
Obverse inscription Α Κ Μ ΑΝ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΕΥϹ(Ε)(Β)
Edition Α(ὐτοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀν(τώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Εὐσεβ(ής)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Pious
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription L - Γ
Edition (ἔτους) γʹ
Translation of year 3
Reverse design Nike advancing right, holding wreath and palm over shoulder
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 12.69 g
Axis 8, 11, 12
Reference BMC 1881; M 3356; D 4742
Specimens 24 (11 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: GC15p244.1881 BMC 1881
2 2     P: 3144
3 3     P: 3145
4 4     B: 18275286, Löbb.
5 5     C
6 6     C
7 7     ✸ Mu
8 8     NY: 1974.26.4269
9 9     NY: 1944.100.64969
10 10     NY: 1944.100.64968
11 11     O: HCR30854 M 3356
12 12     A: 4005 (Demetriou)
13 13     B. Michaux coll.
14 14     CNG EA 359, 9 Sept. 2015, lot 277
15 15     CNG EA 368, 10 Feb. 2016, lot 349
16 16     CNG EA 407, 11 Oct. 2017, lot 492
17 17     D 4742
18 18     DS 10234
19 19     DS 10236
20 20     DS 12406
21 21     M&M GmbH 12, 10 Apr. 2003, lot 307
22 22     Naville Numismatics 39, 29 Apr. 2018, lot 384 = DS 10235
23 23     Peus 369, 31 Oct. 2001, lot 1301
24 24     Savoca Blue 6, 7 Apr. 2018, lot 733