RPC VII.2, 642

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 642
Province Thrace
Region Thrace
City Byzantium
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Magistrate Marcus Aurelius Dionysios (in office for the second time) ; Pr— Alexandra
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Edition Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Αὔγ(ουστος)
Translation Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΕΠ Μ ΑΥΡ ΔΙΟΝΥϹΙΟΥ Τ Β Κ Π ΑΛΕΖΑΝΔΡΑϹ, ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΩΝ
Edition ἐπ(ὶ) Μ(άρκου) Αὐρ(ηλίου) Διονυσίου τὸ(ο) βʹ κ(αὶ) π(ρ—) Ἀλεζάνδρας Βυζαντίων
Translation under Marcus Aurelius Dionysios for the second time and pr— Alexandra, of the Byzantines
Reverse design Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 15.64 g
Reference Schönert‑Geiss, Byzantion 1804
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)
Note The three coins recorded share exactly the same flan shape. At least two of them, and possibly all three, are cast from an original coin (which might be one of them).
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Frankfurt: 658 Schönert-Geiss, Byzantion 1804 = cast in BBAW
2 2     St Florian Kenner, pl. I, 14 = rev. cast in Winterthur
3 3     ✸ C. Scarlioli coll. = trade (eBay, 2015)