RPC VII.1, 264.2

 

Image of specimen #8

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 264.2
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Sardis
Region Phrygia
City Traianopolis
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Magistrate Alexandros, son of Philoth(eos?) (grammateus)
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 ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΦΙΛΟ ΓΡΑ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΙΤΑΙϹ
Edition Ἀλέξανδρος Φιλο(θέου?) γρα(μματεὺς) Τραιανοπολίταις
Translation Alexandros, son of Philoth(eos?), grammateus, to the Traianopolitans
Reverse design Amazon on horseback riding right, double axe over shoulder
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 9.38 g
Reference vA Phrygien II, 1507
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 7: same obv. die as 264.1/1–6.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
7 7     B: I-B vA Phrygien II, 1507
8 8     ✸ B. Michaux coll. = Solidus 114, 7 Feb. 2023, lot 194