RPC VII.2, 3688

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3688
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Pupienus and Balbinus
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Caesar)
Issue LΑ = year 1
Dating AD 238
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΚΑΙϹ(Α)
Nominative Marcus Antonius Gordianus Caesar
Obverse design bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, 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, 12
Reference BMC 1848–9; M 3304–6; D 4691; Geissen 2616
Specimens 17 (10 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: GC15p240.1848 BMC 1848
2 2     L: 1864,1118.755 BMC 1849
3 3     P: 3124
4 4     B: 18275259, Löbb.
5 5     B: 18275260, 1863/28642-3
6 6     ✸ C: Y 1142-1936
7 7     NY: 1975.160.14
8 8     O: HCR30806 M 3304
9 9     O: HCR30807 M 3305
10 10     O: HCR30808 M 3306
11 11     A: 3977 (Demetriou)
12 12     Cologne Geissen 2616
13 13     Milan SNG 1577
14 14     CNG EA 296, 13 Feb. 2013, lot 213
15 15     D 4691
16 16     DS 10181
17 17     J. Aiello coll.