RPC VII.1, 449A

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 449A
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Ionia
City Metropolis
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Magistrate Marcus Iulius Porcius Heraklas (strategos)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑ[ΝΟϹ]
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 ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡ ΙΟΥΛ ΠΟΡΚ Η[ ] [ΜΗΤΡ]ΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩ[Ν]
Edition ἐπὶ στρ(ατηγοῦ) Ἰουλ(ίου) Πορκ(ίου) Ἡ[---] Μητροπολειτῶν
Translation under strategos Julius Porcius H[eraklas ---], of the Metropolitans
Reverse design temple with four columns and rounded pediment enclosing statue of Ares holding spear, left on shield
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Average weight 14.93 g
Axis 6
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
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Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Harvard: 1983.56.256