RPC VII.2, 3758

 

Image of specimen #1

 

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)
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 trophy of arms with two shields, a bound and seated captive on each side
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 12.79 g
Axis 6, 11, 12
Reference BMC 1914; M 3368; Geissen 2638
Specimens 14 (4 in the core collections)
Feedback

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.
14 14     C. Jackson-Jacobs coll. = CNG EA 560, 17 Apr. 2024, lot 523 = NFA Fall 1990 MBS, 18 Oct. 1990, lot 2475