RPC VII.2, 3570

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3570
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 rear
Reverse inscription COL TYR MET, Ν Γ
Edition col(onia) Tyr(us) Met(ropolis) Ν(—) Γ(—)
Translation the colony of Tyre, metropolis, Ν— Γ—
Reverse design Dido, semi-nude, standing left, extending aplustre over palm tree; at feet, prow of galley; to right, murex shell
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Average weight 16.75 g
Axis 6
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: 15576
2 2     C. Rhodes coll.
3 3     ✸ Goldberg 106, 4 Sept. 2018, lot 1409