RPC VII.2, 3642

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3642
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Gordian I and Gordian II
Person (obv.) Gordian II (Augustus)
Issue LΑ = year 1
Dating AD 238
Obverse inscription Α Κ Μ ΑΝ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΦ(Ρ) ΕΥϹΕ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Africanus Pius
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian II, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L - Α
Reverse design Athena standing, facing, head left, holding spear and shield on ground
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Axis 11
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     A: 6815/2 (Demetriou)
2 2     CNG EA 342, 14 Jan. 2015, lot 476 = CAN 6, 1 Mar. 1989, lot 319
3 3     ✸ J. Aiello coll.