RPC VII.2, 68

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 68
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Dium
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue Radiate bust
Obverse inscription IMP C M ANT GORDIANVS
Edition Imp(erator) C(aesar) M(arcus) Ant(onius) Gordianus
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL IVL DIENSIS, D D
Edition col(onia) Iul(ia) Diensis d(ecreto) d(ecurionum)
Translation the Julian colony of Dium, by decree of the decurions
Reverse design temple with two columns (with or without pellet in pediment) enclosing Asclepius standing right, his left arm resting on serpent staff
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 7.51 g
Axis 6, 9, 12
Reference Kremydi p. 237, nos 17–19
Specimens 15 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1968,0604.1 Kremydi pl. 23, 33
2 2     Cop SNG 159
3 3     Alpha Bank: 9483
4 4     Dion
5 5     Dion: 5453
6 6     Dion: 198
7 7     Dion: 4389
8 8     Dion: 5393
9 9     Dion: 2105
10 10     Dion: 216 Kremydi pl. 23, 35
11 11     Venice-MC AMNG III.1, 61/7, pl. XIII, 33: rev.
12 12     C. Rhodes coll.
13 13     CGT coll.
14 14     CGT coll.
15 15     R. Aquistapace coll.