RPC VII.2, 3879

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3879
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 of year 7
Reverse design Sarapis seated left, extending arm over Cerberus, and holding sceptre; Nike on throne
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 12.57 g
Axis 11, 12
Reference BMC 1897; D 4776; M 3486
Specimens 9 (6 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: GC15p245.1897 BMC 1897
2 2     ✸ P: 3176
3 3     B: 18275375, Löbb.
4 4     NY: 1944.100.65061
5 5     O: HCR30959 M 3486
6 6     V: GR 25274
7 7     A: 4063 (Demetriou)
8 8     Milan SNG 1607
9 9     Naville Numismatics 30, 2 Apr. 2017, lot 345 = D 4776