RPC VII.1, 2.1

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 2.1
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cyzicus
Region Troas
City Alexandria
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP M ANT GORDIANVS
Edition Imp(erator) M(arcus) Ant(onius) Gordianus
Translation Emperor Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL AVG TROAD
Edition col(oniae) Aug(ustae) Troad(is)
Translation of the Augustan Trojan colony
Reverse design Apollo Smintheus standing right, quiver at shoulder, holding patera and bow
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 4.28 g
Axis 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 12
Reference Bellinger A 388
Specimens 21 (10 in the core collections)
Die-links 2–5: same pair of dies. 7–11, 35: same pair of dies. 12–13: same pair of dies. 1–6: same obv. die. 7–14, 35: same obv. die.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 396
2 2     NY: 1984.66.493
3 3     NY: 1944.100.43731
4 4     L: 1940,1001.60
5 5     SNG vA 1477
6 6     Venice-MAN cast in Berlin, Griechisches Münzwerk
7 7     O
8 8     B: Löbb.
9 9     Wendt-Numismatica XIX, 1977, lot 488 (Hollschek III)
10 10     Lausanne: 999
11 11     A: 5760 cast in Berlin, Griechisches Münzwerk
12 12     NY: 1944.100.43732
13 13     Arslan, Alexandria 8
14 14     Cop SNG 176
15 15     Mu SNG 117
27 27     Schulten Apr. 1988, lot 859 = Schulten Apr. 1989, lot 576
33 33     Çanakkale: 4931 SNG 366
35 35     Roma Numismatics E-Sale 23, 9 Jan. 2016, lot 323
36 36     P: AA.GR.25412
38 38     C. Rhodes coll.
39 39     Izmir SNG 114