RPC VII.2, 3760

 

Image of specimen #4

 

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)
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 laureate head of Zeus, right, with drapery on left shoulder
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Axis 11, 12
Reference D 4787; M 3348–9; Geissen 2639
Specimens 9 (5 in the core collections)

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