RPC VII.2, 3805

 

Image of specimen #9

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3805
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)(ΕΒ)
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 seated left, holding wreath and palm
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Axis 1, 11, 12
Reference D 4755; M 3422
Specimens 12 (4 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     C: 871-1950
2 2     Cop SNG 685
3 3     O: HCR30918 M 3422
4 4     V: GR 25253
5 5     A: 4040 (Demetriou)
6 6     A: 6829 (Demetriou)
7 7     A: 6827 (Demetriou)
8 8     B. Michaux coll.
9 9     ✸ CNG EA 391, 15 Feb. 2017, lot 398
10 10     DS 10254
11 11     Figari & Mosconi 1402 = Schulten, 19 Apr. 1989, lot 608 = Schulten, 11 Apr. 1988, lot 996 = Bayerische Vereinsbank, Münzschätze 14, Apr. 1977, lot 191 = Bayerische Vereinsbank, Münzschätze 10, Nov. 1957, lot 399 = D 4755
12 12     J. Aiello coll.