RPC VII.1, 807.4

 

Image of specimen #29

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 807.4
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Philomelium
Region Phrygia
City Philomelium
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Magistrate Cornelius Alexandros
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩΝΙ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟ ϹΕ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντώνι(ος) Γορδιανὸ(ς) Σε(βαστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Gordian III, right
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ΚΟΡ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ ΦΙΛΟΜΗΛΕωΝ
Edition ἐπὶ Κορ(νηλίου) Ἀλεξάνδρου Φιλομηλέων
Translation under Cornelius Alexandros, of the Philomelians
Reverse design river god Gallos sitting left, holding cornucopia and reed, resting on water urn
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 8.76 g
Axis 6, 7
Specimens 11 (5 in the core collections)
Die-links 18–22: same pair of dies. 23–5: same pair of dies. 18–25: same obv. die as 807.1/1–3, 807.2/4–9, 807.3/10–17, 807.4A/1.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
18 18     P: 1857
19 19     C: Leake
20 20     L: 1844,0425.389.A BMC 28
21 21     L: 1979,0101.2301 SNG vA 3927
22 22     Warsaw: 88979
23 23     B: I-B
24 24     Boston: 65.530
25 25     Zurich: 884/34
26 26     C. Rhodes coll.
29 29     ✸ B. Michaux coll. = ex M. Mihalka coll. = Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG 32, 24 Oct. 2015, lot 34306
30 30     C. Rhodes coll.