RPC VII.1, 803

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 803
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Philomelium
Region Phrygia
City Hadrianopolis
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Magistrate Kaikinas II (archon)
Obverse inscription Α Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ Β
Edition Α(ὐτοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντώ(νιος) Γορδιανὸς βʹ
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordian, 2
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΠΟ ΕΠΙ Χ ΚΑΙΚΙΝΟΥ Β ϹΒ
Edition Ἁδριανοπο(λιτῶν) ἐπὶ (ἄρ)χ(οντος) Καικίνου βʹ Σ(ε)β(αστῶν)
Translation of the Augustan Hadrianopolitans, under archon Kaikinas II
Reverse design Dionysus standing left, holding cantharus and thyrsus; at his feet, panther
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 35 mm
Average weight 26.83 g
Axis 6
Specimens 5 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 802/1, 804.1/1–2, 805/1–5, 8.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Boston: 63.219
2 2     ✸ CGT coll. = Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions 4, 5 Dec. 2011, lot 325
3 3     Peus 403, 27 Apr. 2011, lot 703
4 4     C. Rhodes coll.
5 5     B. Michaux coll. = Savoca 204, 30 Mar. 2024, lot 257