RPC VII.2, 3758

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3758
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)
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Pius
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription L - Γ
Reverse design trophy of arms with two shields, a bound and seated captive on each side
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 24 mm
Axis 6, 11, 12
Reference BMC 1914; M 3368; Geissen 2638
Specimens 13 (4 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1856,0903.29 BMC 1914
2 2     NY: 1944.100.64976
3 3     O: HCR30866 M 3368
4 4     V: GR 25238
5 5     A: 4010 (Demetriou)
6 6     Cologne Geissen 2638
7 7     B. Michaux coll.
8 8     CGT coll.
9 9     CNG EA 355, 15 July 2015, lot 433
10 10     DS 10292
11 11     DS 12416
12 12     DS 12417
13 13     Naville Numismatics 40, 27 May 2018, lot 419 = D 4802 corr.