RPC VII.2, 1376

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1376
Province Moesia Inferior
Region Moesia
City Marcianopolis
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Magistrate Tullius Menophilus (legatus Augusti pro praetore)
Dating AD 238–41
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Edition Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Αὔγ(ουστος)
Translation Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design confronted busts of Gordian III, laureate, draped and cuirassed, right, seen from rear, and Sarapis, draped, left
Reverse inscription ΥΠ ΜΗΝΟΦΙΛΟΥ ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ, Ε
Edition ὑπ(ατείας) Μηνοφίλου Μαρκιανοπολιτῶν εʹ
Translation during the (pro)consulship of Menophilus, of the Marcianopolitans, 5
Reverse design Homonoia standing left, holding patera over altar and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 12.21 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference AMNG —
Specimens 9 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Budapest: 45A.1922.40 SNG 268
2 2     Sofia: 2500 NAIM 1418
3 3     ✸ Agora 21, 25 Nov. 2014, lot 52 = VAuctions 274, 15 Dec. 2011, lot 45
4 4     B. Michaux coll.
5 5     CGT coll.
6 6     CNG EA 50, 9 Oct. 2002, lot 37
7 7     M&M GmbH 16, 19 May 2005, lot 322
8 8     NFA 31, 18 Mar. 1993, lot 733
9 9     Pfeiffer 692, 20