RPC VII.2, 3604

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3604
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Samaria
City Nysa-Scythopolis
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue Year ΔΤ = 304
Dating AD 240/1
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΝΥϹ ϹΚΥΘΟΠΟΛΕΙΤωΝ ΙΕΡ ΑϹ(Υ) ΔΤ
Edition Νυσ(αέων) Σκυθοπολειτῶν ἱερ(ὰ) ἄσυ(λος) δτʹ
Translation of the Nysaean Scythopolitans, the sacred, inviolable (city), (year) 304
Reverse design inscription in laurel wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 12.30 g
Axis 4, 11
Reference Barkay 92, 92a–b
Specimens 4 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Beirut-AUB: C1900 Baramki 6, pl. VI, 5
2 2     IMJ: 2811 Rosenberger III, 52
3 3     J-SBF Spijkerman 63
4 4     ✸ CNG EA 273, 8 Feb. 2012, lot 166