RPC VII.1, 209

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 209
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Sardis
Region Phrygia
City Cadi
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Magistrate Aurelius Kleopator II (first archon)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντώ(νιος) Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΕΡΜΟϹ ΕΠΙ ΚΛΕΟΠΑΤΟΡΟϹ Β ΑΡΧΟΝ Α ΚΑΔΟΗΝΩΝ
Edition Ἕρμος ἐπὶ Κλεοπάτορος βʹ ἄρχον(τος) αʹ Καδοηνῶν
Translation Hermos, under Kleopator II, first archon, of the Cadians
Reverse design river god Hermos reclining left, holding reed and cornucopia, resting on water urn
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 37 mm
Average weight 22.81 g
Axis 3, 4, 9, 10
Specimens 5 (3 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–4: same pair of dies. 1–4: same obv. die as 207/1–3, 208/1–3, 210/1. 1–4: same rev. die as 206.1/1–7.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 649
2 2     Boston: 1984.425 Waddell 1, 1982, lot 370
3 3     Cop SNG 254
4 4     Mu SNG 272
5 5     ✸ CNG EA 127, 23. Nov. 2005, lot 163