RPC VII.2, 643

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 643
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
Nominative 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
Reverse design Poseidon standing left, holding dolphin and trident, placing foot on prow
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Axis 6, 7
Reference Schönert‑Geiss, Byzantion 1805
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     O: Christ Church Schönert-Geiss, Byzantion 1805
2 2     ✸ CGT coll. = Naumann 38, 6 Dec. 2015, lot 383