RPC VII.2, 7

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 7
Province Moesia Superior
Region Moesia
City Viminacium
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue AN II = year 2
Dating AD 240/1
Obverse inscription IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG
Edition Imp(erator) Caes(ar) M(arcus) Ant(onius) Gordianus Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription P M S COL VIM, AN II
Edition P(rovincia) M(oesia) S(uperior) col(onia) Vim(inacium) an(no) II
Translation Province of Moesia Superior, Colony Viminacium, in the year 2
Reverse design Moesia standing left; at left, bull standing right; at right, lion standing left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 16.30 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference AMNG 75
Specimens 6 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Budapest SNG 159
2 2     Budapest SNG 163
3 3     Ljubljana SNG Kecskés 266
4 4     Ljubljana SNG Kecskés 267
5 5     ✸ NAC 72, 16 May 2013, lot 1687
6 6     B. Michaux coll. = Casa de Subastas de Madrid 636, 24 Feb. 2023, lot 196 (part of) = Casa de Subastas de Madrid 634, 21 Oct. 2022, lot 2195