RPC VII.1, 559.2

 

Image of specimen #7

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 559.2
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Miletus
Region Ionia
City Magnesia ad Maeandrum
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
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 front
Reverse inscription ΜΑΓΝΗΤΩΝ
Edition Μαγνήτων
Translation of the Magnetes
Reverse design serpent coiled around cista mystica with lid open to left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 4.92 g
Axis 6
Reference Schultz 465
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 6–7: same pair of dies. 6–7: same obv. die as 557.2/6–9.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
6 6     Evelpidis coll.
7 7     ✸ P: 1566
8 8     Ödemiş: 2726 SNG 114