RPC VII.2, 3802

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3802
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 ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΕΥ
Edition Α(ὐτοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Εὐ(σεβής)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Pius
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front, with gorgoneion
Reverse inscription L Ε
Edition (ἔτους) εʹ
Translation of year 5
Reverse design Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm over shoulder
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 12.94 g
Axis 12
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Cop SNG 687
2 2     A: 4039 (Demetriou)
3 3     ✸ DS 10243
4 4     Naville Numismatics 38, 11 Mar. 2018, lot 339 = Naville Numismatics 35, 29 Oct. 2017, lot 372