RPC VII.2, 504

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 504
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Pella
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue First issue, radiate bust
Dating AD 238–late 239
Obverse inscription IMP C M ANT GORDIANVS
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL IVL AVG PELLA
Reverse design Fortuna seated on throne, left, her right hand raised to her shoulder
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Axis 1, 6, 12
Specimens 19 (9 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1017
2 2     P: 1966.453, Delepierre 4312
3 3     ✸ B: 18272609, Löbb.
4 4     C McClean 3751
5 5     G SNG 662
6 6     NY: 1944.100.10629 SNG 640
7 7     O: Christ Church
8 8     O: Baldwin
9 9     V: GR 32328
10 10     Alpha Bank: 10031
11 11     Alpha Bank: 8528
12 12     Alpha Bank: 9449
13 13     Alpha Bank: 8517
14 14     CGT coll.
15 15     CGT coll.
16 16     CGT coll.
17 17     CGT coll.
18 18     M&M GmbH 13, 9 Oct. 2003, lot 92
19 19     Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG 14, 23 Apr. 2017, lot 311 = Münzzentrum Rheinland 182, 6 Sept. 2017, lot 150