RPC VII.2, 47

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 47
Province Achaea
Region Peloponnesus
Subregion Argolis
City Argos
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue Heavy standard
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖσ(αρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΑΡΓΕΙωΝ, Δ
Edition Ἀργείων δʹ
Translation of the Argives, 4
Reverse design wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 12.30 g
Axis 5, 7
Reference Flament & Marchetti, p. 42, D.a/R.1
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3: same pair of dies. 1–3: same obv. die as 48/1, 51/1–7.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L BMC 174
2 2     Argos excavations, EFA 8768
3 3     Mu: 40