RPC VII.1, 700

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 700
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Apamea
Region Phrygia
City Apamea
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Magistrate Bakchios, son of Kallikles (panegyriarch)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΠΑΡ ΒΑΚΧΙΟΥ ΚΑΛΛΙΚΛΕΟΥϹ ΠΑ ΑΠΑΜΕΩΝ
Reverse design Athena seated left on rock next to shield, bust turned to right, playing double flute; her reflection visible in the water of the Aulokrene; in top left field, Marsyas behind rocks
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 38 mm
Axis 5, 6
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same pair of dies. 1–2: same obv. die as 701/1–3.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: I-B KM p. 213, no. 24
2 2     Mu SNG 160
3 3     Roma Numismatics E-Sale 39, 26 Aug. 2017, lot 477