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
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Pius
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription L Ε
Reverse design she-wolf standing right, head left, feeding twins
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Axis 11, 12
Reference Geissen 2662
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)

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