RPC VII.2, 3848

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3848
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue LϚ = year 6
Dating AD 242/3
Obverse inscription Α Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΕΥ
Edition Α(ὐτοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Εὐ(σεβής)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Pius
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front, with gorgoneion
Reverse inscription L Ϛ
Edition (ἔτους) ϛʹ
Translation of year 6
Reverse design Nilus reclining on hippopotamus left, holding cornucopia and reed
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 11.66 g
Axis 11, 12
Reference D 4765; M 3457
Specimens 6 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: 18275362, Löbb.
2 2     O: HCR30939 M 3457
3 3     A: 4057 (Demetriou)
4 4     A: 6830 (Demetriou)
5 5     D 4765
6 6     M&M GmbH 12, 10 Apr. 2003, lot 644