RPC VII.2, 3770

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3770
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 ΕΥϹΕ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανὸς Εὐσεβής Α(ὐτοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀν(τώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Εὐσε(βής)
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 (ἔτους) δʹ
Translation of year 4
Reverse design radiate and draped bust of Helios, right, seen from rear
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 10.15 g
Axis 12
Reference M 3374
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     O: HCR30873 M 3374
2 2     Bayerische Vereinsbank, Münzschätze 6, Apr. 1974, lot 218 = DS 10221
3 3     ✸ J. Aiello coll.