RPC VII.2, 648

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 648
Province Thrace
Region Thrace
City Hadrianopolis
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Αὔγ(ουστος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordian Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Edition Ἁδριανοπολειτῶν
Translation of the Hadrianopolitans
Reverse design Nike standing right and Gordian III standing left, holding spear, erecting trophy between them; at foot of trophy seated to either side, captive
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Average weight 29.02 g
Reference Jurukova, Hadrianopolis
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 649/1, 650/1.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Stack's, 28 Apr. 2010, lot 221 = Stack's, 11 Jan. 2010, lot 252