RPC VII.2, 2175

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2175
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cyclades
Region Cyclades
City Siphnus
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription [Α]ΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙ[ΑΝΟϹ]
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ϹΙΦΝΙωΝ
Reverse design Athena Promachos advancing right, holding spear and shield
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Axis 6, 12
Reference Le Quéré 79
Specimens 2 (2 in the core collections)
Note On the rev., the last letter (N) is retrograde.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: BNK,G.387 BMC 12
2 2     P: 1991.495 (Boutin coll.)