RPC VII.1, 543

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 543
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Miletus
Region Ionia
City Magnesia ad Maeandrum
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Magistrate Philoumenos II (grammateus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩ 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 ΦΙΛΟΥΜΕΝΟΥ ΜΑΓΝΗΤΩΝ
Edition ἐπὶ γραμματέως Φιλουμένου Μαγνήτων ἐπὶ γρ(αμματέως) Φιλουμένου Μαγνήτων
Translation under grammateus Philoumenos of the Magnetes
Reverse design Sarapis standing left, rising right arm and holding sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 9.65 g
Axis 5
Reference Schultz 436
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 517/1–3, 523/1–2. 1: same rev. die as 523/1–2, 549/1–3.
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     B
2 2     ✸ CGT coll.
3 3     Gorny & Mosch Online 247, 10 Mar. 2017, lot 4446