RPC VII.2, 3777

 

Image of specimen #11

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3777
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 Nike seated left, holding wreath and palm
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 12.73 g
Axis 11, 12
Reference BMC 1886; D 4754; M 3384–6; Geissen 2646
Specimens 27 (13 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1853,0617.81 BMC 1886
2 2     P: 3152
3 3     B: 18275310
4 4     B: 18275311
5 5     G SNG 4515
6 6     NY: 1944.100.64992
7 7     NY: 1944.100.64991
8 8     NY: 1944.100.64993
9 9     NY: 1974.26.4276
10 10     O: HCR30883 M 3384
11 11     ✸ O: HCR30884 M 3385
12 12     O: HCR30885 M 3386
13 13     V: GR 25247
14 14     A: 6824 (Demetriou)
15 15     A: 4025 (Demetriou)
16 16     Cologne Geissen 2646
17 17     Frankfurt: 8025 Förschner 926
18 18     Milan SNG 1591
19 19     CNG EA 359, 9 Sept. 2015, lot 281
20 20     CNG EA 407, 11 Oct. 2017, lot 498
21 21     DS 10250
22 22     DS 10251
23 23     DS 10252
24 24     DS 12408
25 25     Figari & Mosconi 1401 = D 4754
26 26     J. Aiello coll.
27 27     Naville Numismatics 32, 18 June 2017, lot 312 = DS 12407