RPC VII.1, 12

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 12
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cyzicus
Region Mysia
City Cyzicus
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Magistrate Lepidus (strategos)
Obverse inscription Α Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ϹΤΡ ΛΕΠΙΔΟΥ ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ ΝΕΟΚΟΡΩΝ
Reverse design Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Axis 5, 7
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3: same pair of dies. 1–3: same obv. die as 12A/1. 1–3: same rev. die as 11.1/1–2, 6, 11.2/3–5.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Sternberg 13, 1983, lot 901
2 2     B: I-B
3 3     ✸ Boston: 69.6
4 4     P: 571.21