RPC VII.2, 2787

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2787
Province Pontus
Region Paphlagonia
City Sinope
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue Year CCCXI = 311
Dating AD 241/2
Obverse inscription IMP GORDIANVS AV
Edition Imperator Gordianus Augustus Imp(erator) Gordianus Au(gustus)
Translation Emperor Gordian Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription C R I F S AN CCCXI
Edition colonia Romana Iulia Felix Sinope anno CCCXI c(olonia) R(omana) I(ulia) F(elix) S(inope) an(no) CCCXI
Translation the Roman colony of Julia Felix, Sinope, in the year 311
Reverse design draped bust of Sarapis wearing kalathos, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 12.16 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Rec —
Specimens 4 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 2: same obv. die as 2788/8, 19.
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     Sinop: 7-2-80 Casey 382
2 2     ✸ Kölner Münzkabinett 106, 11 Mar. 2017, lot 327 (part of)
3 3     Sinope hoard = Oyarçin & Girgin 50
4 4     Sinope hoard = Oyarçin & Girgin 51