RPC VII.2, 3796

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3796
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue LƐ = year 5
Dating AD 241/2
Obverse inscription Α Κ Μ ΑΝ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΕΥϹ(Ε)
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Pius
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription L - Ε
Reverse design eagle standing left, head right, holding wreath in beak
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 22 mm
Axis 11, 12
Reference BMC 1910; M 3409
Specimens 10 (4 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: GC15p247.1910 BMC 1910
2 2     P: 3165
3 3     ✸ B: 18275356, 1844/3938
4 4     O: HCR30908 M 3409
5 5     A: 4044 (Demetriou)
6 6     CNG EA 359, 9 Sept. 2015, lot 284
7 7     DS 10303
8 8     Malloy 14, 2 July 1979, lot 611
9 9     Naville Numismatics 38, 11 Mar. 2018, lot 428 = DS 10306
10 10     Naville Numismatics 47, 3 Mar. 2019, lot 327 = DS 10305