RPC VII.2, 3803

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3803
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(Τ) ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΕΥ(Ϲ)
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Pius
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front, with gorgoneion
Reverse inscription L - Ε
Reverse design Nike advancing right, holding wreath and palm over shoulder
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Axis 12
Reference D 4744; M 3421; Geissen 2658
Specimens 15 (5 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 18275349, Löbb.
2 2     NY: 1944.100.65018
3 3     ✸ NY: 1944.100.65017
4 4     NY: 1974.26.4284
5 5     O: HCR30917 M 3421
6 6     A: 4038 (Demetriou)
7 7     Cologne Geissen 2658
8 8     Milan SNG 1595
9 9     B. Michaux coll.
10 10     B. Michaux coll.
11 11     CNG EA 359, 9 Sept. 2015, lot 289
12 12     D 4744
13 13     DS 10238
14 14     J. Aiello coll.
15 15     Private coll.