RPC VII.2, 2782

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2782
Province Pontus
Region Paphlagonia
City Sinope
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue Year CCCVIII = 308
Dating AD 238/9
Obverse inscription IMP GORDIANVS AVG
Nominative Imperator Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription C R I F S AN CCCVIII
Reverse design Sarapis reclining left on kline, holding eagle and long sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Axis 6, 7
Reference Rec 156
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L BMC 61 = Rec 156
2 2     Sinope hoard = Oyarçin & Girgin 48
3 3     Sinope hoard = Oyarçin & Girgin 49