RPC VII.1, 303

 

Image of specimen #9

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 303
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Smyrna
Region Ionia
City Smyrna
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Magistrate Pollianos (strategos)
Obverse inscription Α ΚΑ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ϹΜΥΡ Γ ΝΕ ΕΠ ΠΩΛΛΙΑΝΟΥ
Reverse design temple with four columns enclosing statue of Tyche holding rudder and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Axis 6
Reference Klose, Smyrna LXX 1
Specimens 13 (8 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–8: same pair of dies. 1–8: same obv. die as 306/1–15, 307/1–11, 311/1–7. 1–8: same rev. die as 307/1–8, 311/1–4, 317/1–9, 320/1–6, 322/1–8, 325/1–8.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     G Hunter 257 = SNG 1610
2 2     O: Milne
3 3     Mu: 431
4 4     B: Fox
5 5     P: 2745A
6 6     SNG vA 2229
7 7     G Hunter 256 = SNG 1611
8 8     Milan: 7310
9 9     ✸ CGT coll.
10 10     P: AA.GR.24796
11 11     P: AA.GR.24835
12 12     C. Rhodes coll.
13 13     C. Rhodes coll.