RPC VII.1, 465

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 465
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Lydia
City Nysa
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Magistrate Aurelius Attikos IV (grammateus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ(Ω) ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανός Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντώ(νιος) Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ΓΡ ΑΥΡ ΑΤΤΙΚΟΥ Δ ΝΥϹΑΕΩΝ
Edition ἐπὶ γραμματέως Αὐρηλίου Ἀττικοῦ δʹ Νυσαέων ἐπὶ γρ(αμματέως) Αὐρ(ηλίου) Ἀττικοῦ δʹ Νυσαέων
Translation under grammateus Aurelius Attikos IV, of the Nyseans
Reverse design Artemis advancing right, drawing arrow from quiver at shoulder and holding bow; at her feet, dog running, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 10.49 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Regling, Nysa 162
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same pair of dies. 3: same obv. die as 468/1–4. 1–3: same rev. die as 468/1–4.

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     Wendt-Numismatica XXI, Nov. 1978, lot 574 (Hollschek)
2 2     ✸ L: 1844,0425.642 BMC 60
3 3     B: Löbb.
4 4     CGT coll.
5 5     B. Michaux coll.