RPC VII.2, 3589

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3589
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG
Edition Imp(erator) Gordianus Pius Fel(ix) Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Gordian Pious Fortunate Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription COL TYR METR, ΑΙωΝ
Edition col(onia) Tyr(us) metr(opolis) αἰών
Translation the colony of Tyre, metropolis, eternity
Reverse design serpent entwined ovoid baetyl, between murex shell and palm tree
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 9.24 g
Axis 11, 12
Reference Rouvier —
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ IMJ: 4039
2 2     Bijovsky, AION, pl. 16, 3 (Nahum Shahaf collection)
3 3     SNG Poland Łodź 75