RPC VII.2, 3875

 

Image of specimen #8

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3875
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue LΖ = year 7
Dating AD 243/4
Obverse inscription Α Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΕΥ
Edition Α(ὐτοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Εὐ(σεβής)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Pius
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L Ζ
Edition (ἔτους) ζʹ
Translation year 7
Reverse design bust of Hermanubis right, wearing kalathos with taenia and lotus petals in front, with drapery on left shoulder; at right, winged caduceus and palm
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 12.64 g
Axis 12
Reference D 4727; M 3488; Geissen 2674
Specimens 9 (4 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     NY: 1935.117.875
2 2     NY: 1944.100.65052
3 3     O: HCR30960 M 3488
4 4     O: HCR30961 M 3489
5 5     A: 6835 (Demetriou)
6 6     Cologne Geissen 2674
7 7     B. Michaux coll.
8 8     ✸ CNG EA 355, 15 July 2015, lot 437
9 9     Naville Numismatics 46, 27 Jan. 2019, lot 313 = D 4727