RPC VII.1, 809

 

Image of specimen #7

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 809
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Philomelium
Region Phrygia
City Philomelium
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντώ(νιος) Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordian
Obverse design laureate head of Gordian III, right
Reverse inscription ΦΙΛΟΜΗΛΕΩΝ
Edition Φιλομηλέων
Translation of the Philomelians
Reverse design eagle standing facing, head right, wings spread
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 16 mm
Average weight 2.32 g
Axis 6, 7
Specimens 16 (3 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–4: same pair of dies. 1–4: same obv. die as 809A/2.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     V: GR 34025
2 2     C: CM 88-1992
3 3     B: I-B
4 4     SNG vA 3928
5 5     Yale: 2004.6.3078
6 6     V-ON SNG Leypold II, 1714
7 7     ✸ CNG EA 254, 20 Apr. 2011, lot 193
8 8     Gorny & Mosch 212, 5 Mar. 2013, lot 2460
9 9     Pecunem 40, 7 Feb. 2016, lot 471
10 10     Roma Numismatics E-Sale 35, 3 May 2017, lot 533
11 11     Agora Auctions Numismatic 71, 26 Dec. 2017, lot 159
12 12     B. Michaux coll. = Savoca 122nd blue auction, 25 Dec. 2021, lot 729
13 13     C. Rhodes coll.
14 14     C. Rhodes coll.
15 15     C. Rhodes coll.
16 16     Aphrodite Art Coins G7, 1 Feb. 2025, lot 420