RPC VII.2, 2061

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2061
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Heraclea Pontica
Reign Pupienus and Balbinus
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Caesar)
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΚΑΙϹ
Edition Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Καῖσ(αρ)
Translation Marcus Antonius Gordianus Caesar
Obverse design head of Gordian III, right, with drapery on left shoulder
Reverse inscription ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΑΝ ΠΟΝΤΩ
Edition Ἡρακλεωτᾶν Πόντῳ
Translation of the Heracleans in Pontus
Reverse design Aphrodite standing right, holding apple
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 9.33 g
Axis 12
Reference Rec 210 corr.
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
Note Rec 210 describing obverse as 'tête laurée à dr.'
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 711 Wa 357 = SNG 361
2 2     ✸ SNG vA 421
3 3     SNG vA 422 = Auctiones 5, 2 Dec. 1975, lot 104