RPC VII.1, 193

 

Image of specimen #8

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 193
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Thyatira
Region Lydia
City Thyatira
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Alliance with Smyrna
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΘΥΑΤ Κ ϹΜΥΡ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ
Edition Θυατ(είρηνων) κ(αὶ) Σμυρ(ναίων) ὁμόνοια
Translation concord of the Thyatirans and the Smyrnaeans
Reverse design Artemis-Selene-Hecate, crescent at shoulders, advancing right, a torch in each hand
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 7.86 g
Axis 6
Reference Franke & Nollé 2302–6
Specimens 8 (4 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–6: same pair of dies. 1–6: same obv. die as 189/1–11, 190/1, 194/1–11, 195/1–5. 1–6: same rev. die as 189/1–11.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     V: GR 19649
2 2     B: Wellenheim
3 3     O: Christ Church
4 4     Amsterdam: Den Haag 6692
5 5     Yale: 2004.6.302 PRF coll., ex Brandt-Sonntag 1988
6 6     O: Milne
7 7     Yale: 2004.6.303 PRF coll.
8 8     ✸ H.I. coll.