RPC VII.2, 3769

 

Image of specimen #6

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3769
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue LΔ = year 4
Dating AD 240/1
Obverse inscription Α Κ Μ ΑΝ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΕΥ(Ϲ)(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 - Δ
Edition (ἔτους) δʹ
Translation of year 4
Reverse design Eirene standing left, holding olive branch and transverse sceptre
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 12.47 g
Axis 11, 12
Reference BMC 1873; D 4721; M 3378–9; Geissen 2644
Specimens 20 (8 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1844,0425.2478 BMC 1873
2 2     B: 18275322, Löbb.
3 3     G SNG 4513
4 4     NY: 1944.100.64986
5 5     NY: 1944.100.64985
6 6     ✸ O: HCR30877 M 3378
7 7     O: HCR30878 M 3379
8 8     V: GR 25244
9 9     A: 4019 (Demetriou)
10 10     A: 4018 (Demetriou)
11 11     Cologne Geissen 2644
12 12     Frankfurt: 3042 Förschner 925
13 13     B. Michaux coll.
14 14     C. Rhodes coll.
15 15     CNG EA 407, 11 Oct. 2017, lot 495
16 16     D 4721
17 17     DS 10216
18 18     DS 10217
19 19     Naville Numismatics 48, 7 Apr. 2019, lot 298 = DS 12403
20 20     Peus 409, 25 Apr. 2013, lot 985