RPC VII.2, 38

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 38
Province Epirus
Region Epirus
City Nicopolis
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ ΜΑ ΑΝ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μᾶ(ρκος) Ἀν(τώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Σε(βαστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΙΕΡΑϹ ΝΕΙΚΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ
Edition Ἱερᾶς Νεικοπόλεως
Translation of sacred Nicopolis
Reverse design Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 7.09 g
Axis 5, 11
Reference Oikonomidou 3–5; Calomino 479
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: 18272718, 1845/5359 Oikonomidou 3
2 2     C: Leake Oikonomidou 5
3 3     Arta Oikonomidou 4
4 4     Beirut Oikonomidou, p. 171, no. 15 and pl. 65; Athens - Beirut hoard