RPC VII.1, 112.1

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 112.1
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Pergamum
Region Mysia
City Germe
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Magistrate Aelius Aristonikos (strategos)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓΟΥϹΤΟ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ΑΙΛ ΑΡΙϹΤΟΝΕΙΚΟΥ ΓΕΡΜΗ(ΝΩΝ)
Reverse design three nymphs standing facing, each holding water jar
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 35 mm
Axis 6
Reference Ehling 221
Specimens 5 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2, 6: same pair of dies. 1–2, 6: same obv. die as 84/1–2 (Miletopolis), 101/1, 102/1–2, 103/1–2, 113A/1, 132.1/1, 132.2/2–4, 134/1. 1–2, 6: same rev. die as 103/1–2, 134/1.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1979,0101.1524 SNG vA 1119
2 2     Wendt-Numismatica XVII, 1977, lot 319 (Hollschek II)
6 6     CGT coll. = CNG EA 300, 10 Apr. 2013, lot 146
7 7     CGT coll.
8 8     Numismad 14, 19–20 Apr. 2024, lot 630