RPC VII.2, 644

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 644
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(Ο) Β Κ (Π) ΑΛΕΖΑΝΔΡΑϹ, ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΩΝ
Edition ἐπ(ὶ) Μ(άρκου) Αὐρ(ηλίου) Διονυσίου τὸ βʹ κ(αὶ) Π(—) Ἀλεζάνδρας Βυζαντίων
Translation under Marcus Aurelius Dionysios for the second time and Pr— Alexandra, of the Byzantines
Reverse design two tunnies; between, dolphin, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 12.42 g
Reference Schönert‑Geiss, Byzantion
External URI(s) https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/5241
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Cast in BBAW
2 2     ✸ NAC 51, 5 Mar. 2009, lot 1082
3 3     Savoca 14, 23 Apr. 2017, lot 327