RPC VII.2, 3814

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3814
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 ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΕΥϹ
Edition Α(ὐτοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀν(τώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Εὐσ(εβής)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordian Pious
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription L Ε
Edition (ἔτους) εʹ
Translation of year 5
Reverse design she-wolf standing right, head left, feeding twins
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 12.62 g
Axis 11, 12
Reference Geissen 2662
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ G SNG 4521
2 2     NY: 1944.100.65033
3 3     Cologne Geissen 2662
4 4     Coins & Antiquities Ltd, London, 58, lot 176 = DS 12423