RPC VII.2, 40

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 40
Province Epirus
Region Epirus
City Nicopolis
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ ΜΑ ΑΝ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ Ϲ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μᾶ(ρκος) Ἀν(τώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Σ(εβαστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΝΕΙΚΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ ΙΕΡΑϹ
Edition Νεικοπόλεως ἱερᾶς
Translation of sacred Nicopolis
Reverse design temple with four columns enclosing statue of Asclepius standing facing, head left, holding serpent staff
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 6.56 g
Axis 5, 6
Reference Oikonomidou 33; Calomino 486
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 18272721, Rauch Oikonomidou 33
2 2     ✸ Calomino 486.2