RPC VII.2, 48A

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 48A
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 laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΑΡΓΕΙωΝ, Γ
Edition Ἀργείων γʹ
Translation of the Argives, 3
Reverse design eagle standing right, wings spread
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 9.87 g
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 48/2–3, 50/1–2, 52/2–3.
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Lucernae Numismatics VIGESIMO PRIMERA XXI, 21 July 2024, lot 275