RPC VII.1, 416.1

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 416.1
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Ionia
City Ephesus
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Alliance with Alexandria
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 ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΕΩΝ
Edition Ἐφεσίων καὶ Ἀλεξανδρέων
Translation of the Ephesians and Alexandrians
Reverse design Tyche reclining left, holding rudder and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 10.73 g
Axis 6
Reference Franke & Nollé 484–90; Karwiese 917
Specimens 10 (5 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–5: same pair of dies. 6–8: same pair of dies. 1–8: same obv. die as 409/1–6, 410.1/1–7, 410.3/17–19, 412.1/1–9, 412.2/10–12, 14, 30–1, 413/1–3, 414.1/1, 414.2/2, 415.1/1–4, 415.2/5–13, 415.3/14–17, 447.2/5–6 (Metropolis), 448/1–6 (Metropolis), 454.4/6–7, 9–10 (Metropolis), 656/1–5 (Neapolis ad Harpasum), 657/1–3 (Neapolis ad Harpasum).
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     NY: 1944.100.46207
2 2     B
3 3     O: Christ Church
4 4     ✸ L: 1979,0101.1743 SNG vA 1936
5 5     Hollschek coll.
6 6     Cop SNG 550
7 7     Winterthur GrMW II, 2963
8 8     St Florian cast in Winterthur
32 32     Pecunem 23, 5 Oct. 2014, lot 559
33 33     B. Michaux coll.