RPC VII.1, 361.2

 

Image of specimen #8

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 361.2
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Ionia
City Ephesus
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανός 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 ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ
Edition Ἐφεσίων Ἐφεσίων
Translation of the Ephesians
Reverse design temple with eight columns enclosing cult statue of Artemis Ephesia on base
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 37 mm
Average weight 21.11 g
Axis 6
Reference Karwiese 865
Specimens 4 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 5: same obv. die as 362.1/1–13, 362.2/1, 464/1–4 (Nysa), 467/1–5 (Nysa), 515/1 (Magnesia ad Maeandrum), 528/1–3 (Magnesia ad Maeandrum), 541/1 (Magnesia ad Maeandrum), 604A/1 (Antioch ad Maeandrum).

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
5 5     Hirsch 173, 1992, lot 1145
7 7     VAuctions, London Coin Galleries 3, 10 Nov. 2016, lot 115
8 8     ✸ R. Hoppensteadt coll. = Numismatik Naumann 55, 2 July 2017, lot 453
9 9     Freiburg: 11764