RPC VII.2, 3848

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3848
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue LϚ = year 6
Dating AD 242/3
Obverse inscription Α Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΕΥ
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 Ϛ
Reverse design Nilus reclining left, holding cornucopia and reed
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Axis 11, 12
Reference D 4765; M 3457
Specimens 6 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: 18275362, Löbb.
2 2     O: HCR30939 M 3457
3 3     A: 4057 (Demetriou)
4 4     A: 6830 (Demetriou)
5 5     D 4765
6 6     M&M GmbH 12, 10 Apr. 2003, lot 644