RPC VII.2, 3805

 

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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)
Edition Α(ὐτοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Εὐσεβ(ής)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Pious
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 seated left, holding wreath and palm
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 12.55 g
Axis 1, 11, 12
Reference D 4755; M 3422
Specimens 12 (4 in the core collections)
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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.