RPC VII.2, 637

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 637
Province Thrace
Region Thrace
City Byzantium
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Magistrate Marcus Aurelius Dionysios (in office for the second time) ; Pr— Alexandra
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓΟ
Edition Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Αὔγο(υστος)
Translation Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, left, seen from rear, holding spear pointing forward and shield
Reverse inscription ΕΠ Μ ΑΥΡ ΔΙΟΝΥϹΙΟΥ Τ Β Κ Π ΑΛΕΖΑΝΔΡΑϹ ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΩΝ
Edition ἐπ(ὶ) Μ(άρκου) Αὐρ(ηλίου) Διονυσίου τ(ὸ) βʹ κ(αὶ) Π(—) Ἀλεζάνδρας Βυζαντίων
Translation under Marcus Aurelius Dionysios for the second time and pr— Alexandra, of the Byzantines
Reverse design Gordian III, laureate, togate, standing in quadriga, right, holding reins and short sceptre surmounted by eagle
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 37 mm
Average weight 30.72 g
Axis 7
Reference Schönert‑Geiss, Byzantion 1797
External URI(s) https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/5242
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 487 Schönert-Geiss, Byzantion 1797