RPC VII.2, 633

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 633
Province Thrace
Region Thrace
City Perinthus
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Alliance with Ephesus
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανὸς Αὔγουστος Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Αὔγ(ουστος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordian Augustus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΠΕΡΙΝΘΙΩΝ Β ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ, ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ
Edition Περινθίων βʹ νεωκόρων καὶ Ἐφεσίων ὁμόνοια Περινθίων βʹ νεωκόρων καὶ Ἐφεσίων ὁμόνοια
Translation concord of Perinthians, twice neocorate, and of Ephesians
Reverse design cult statue of Artemis of Ephesus standing facing with stags at feet; star and crescent above, and Homonoia standing left, holding pater over altar and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 35 mm
Average weight 21.39 g
Axis 1, 2, 7
Reference Schönert, Perinthos 914–15; Franke & Nollé 1718–20
Specimens 6 (3 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1248
2 2     P: 1249 Franke & Nollé 1718 = Schönert, Perinthos 914/1
3 3     B: 18239806, Fox Franke & Nollé 1720 = Schönert, Perinthos 915/1
4 4     ✸ Boston: 57.720 Franke & Nollé 1719
5 5     F. Vink coll. = Münzzentrum Rheinland 128, 1 June 2005, lot 144
6 6     M&M AG 41, 1970, lot 317