RPC VII.2, 490

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 490
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Pella
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue First issue, laureate bust
Dating AD 238–late 239
Obverse inscription IMP C M ANT GORDIANVS
Edition Imp(erator) C(aesar) M(arcus) Ant(onius) Gordianus
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL IVL AVG PELLA
Edition col(onia) Iul(ia) Aug(usta) Pella
Translation Colony Julia Augusta Pella
Reverse design Fortuna seated on throne, left, her right hand raised to her shoulder; below, star
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 9.08 g
Axis 7
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     V: GR 9827
2 2     Bertolami 4, 5 Dec. 2011, lot 293
3 3     ✸ C. Rhodes coll.