RPC VII.2, 660

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 660
Province Thrace
Region Thrace
City Hadrianopolis
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) 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 radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Edition Ἁδριανοπολειτῶν
Translation of the Hadrianopolitans
Reverse design Demeter standing in biga drawn by two winged serpents, right, holding torch in each hand
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 14.56 g
Axis 7
Reference Jurukova, Hadrianopolis 458
Specimens 6 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1979,0101.2236
2 2     Mu
3 3     ✸ V: GR 8657
4 4     B. Michaux coll.
5 5     cgb.fr MBS 43, 29 Apr. 2010, lot 543
6 6     CNG EA 178, 12 Dec. 2007, lot 71