RPC VII.2, 3849

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3849
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 draped bust of Sarapis, left, wearing kalathos; behind, sceptre
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 24 mm
Axis 11, 12
Reference D 4773; M 3455
Specimens 6 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1950,1006.125 BMC Supp. 3213
2 2     NY: 1944.100.65040
3 3     O: HCR30938 M 3455
4 4     A: 4048 (Demetriou)
5 5     ✸ CNG EA 301, 24 Apr. 2013, lot 228
6 6     Naville Numismatics 33, 16 July 2017, lot 266 = D 4773