RPC VII.1, 792

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 792
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Synnada
Region Phrygia
City Synnada
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Magistrate Alexandros ΙΙ (agonothetes and archiereus for the second time)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΑΡΧ ΑΛΕΖ(Α) Β ΑΓΩΝ ΑΡΧΙΕ(Ρ) Β ϹΥΝΝΑΔΕΩΝ
Reverse design prize crown between two palms
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Axis 6
Specimens 5 (3 in the core collections)
Die-links 2–3: same pair of dies. 1–3: same obv. die as 790/1–3, 791/1–3, 793/1, 794/1–3, 795/1, 796/1. 1: same rev. die as 796/1.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: Löbb.
2 2     ✸ L: 1903,0404.152 BMC 58
3 3     P: 2069 Wa 6550
4 4     Private coll.
5 5     Savoca 15 Blue, 19 Jan. 2019, lot 1224