RPC VII.2, 3760

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3760
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 laureate head of Zeus, right, with drapery on left shoulder
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 12.25 g
Axis 11, 12
Reference D 4787; M 3348–9; Geissen 2639
Specimens 9 (5 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: AA.GR.15905
2 2     NY: 1944.100.64975
3 3     NY: 1974.26.4271
4 4     ✸ O: HCR30845 M 3348
5 5     O: HCR30846 M 3349
6 6     Cologne Geissen 2639
7 7     B. Michaux coll.
8 8     CV coll = Künker 382, 26 Mar 2023, lot 495 = Figari & Mosconi 1414 = Schulten, 11 Apr. 1988, lot 990 = D 4787
9 9     Münzzentrum 64, 15 Apr. 1988, lot 562