RPC VII.1, 348.1

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 348.1
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Ionia
City Colophon
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Magistrate Publius Aelius Kallinikos (strategos)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ 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 ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡ Π ΑΙΛ ΚΑΛΛΙΝΕΙΚΟΥ ΚΟΛΟΦΩΝΙΩΝ
Reverse design Apollo Klarios seated, left, holding branch and lyre, between Artemis and Leto standing on either side, each with sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Axis 6
Reference Milne —
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 362.2/2–6, 9 (Ephesus), 449/1–2 (Metropolis), 574.1/1–9 (Samos), 574.2/1–3 (Samos).
Note Rev. legend corr.
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 323
3 3     ✸ CGT coll.