RPC VII.2, 3754


Image of specimen #1

Coin type
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Volume	VII.2
Number	3754
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 ΕΥϹΕ(Β)
Edition	Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανὸς Εὐσεβής 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 (ἔτους) γʹ
Translation	of year 3
Reverse design	Roma standing left, holding spear and parazonium; at left, shield leaning against her leg
Metal	debased silver
Average diameter	22 mm
Average weight	11.62 g
Axis	12
Specimens	5 (1 in the core collections)