RPC VII.1, 195

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 195
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 Athena standing left, holding spindle, spear and shield
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 6.99 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference Franke & Nollé 2314–17
Specimens 8 (4 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–5: same pair of dies. 1–5: same obv. die as 189/1–11, 190/1, 193/1–6, 194/1–11.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1897,0104.552 BMC 153
2 2     L: 1859,1219.213 BMC 154
3 3     P: 2749
4 4     coll. V.
5 5     V: GR 19648
6 6     Naumann 49, 8 Jan. 2017, lot 453
7 7     C. Rhodes coll.
8 8     C. Rhodes coll.