RPC VII.2, 44

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 44
Province Epirus
Region Epirus
City Nicopolis
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ ΜΑ ΑΝ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ Ϲ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μᾶ(ρκος) Ἀν(τώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Σ(εβαστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΙΕΡΑϹ ΝΕΙΚΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ
Edition Ἱερᾶς Νεικοπόλεως
Translation of sacred Nicopolis
Reverse design wreath of reeds within wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 6.86 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Oikonomidou 20; Calomino 482
Specimens 6 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: 18272724, Fox Oikonomidou 20α
2 2     Arta Oikonomidou 20β
3 3     Turin-RA: 20686 Calomino 482.3
4 4     Venice-MC: 3/10 Calomino 482.4
5 5     Naville Numismatics 28, 22 Jan. 2017, lot 175
6 6     B. Michaux coll.