RPC VII.2, 3841

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3841
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 Athena standing left, holding Nike and shield set on ground
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 12.57 g
Axis 11, 12
Reference D 4707; M 3437
Specimens 9 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     O: HCR30926 M 3437
2 2     ✸ V: GR 37978
3 3     A: 4051 (Demetriou)
4 4     B. Michaux coll.
5 5     CNG EA 359, 9 Sept. 2015, lot 292
6 6     C. Rhodes coll. = CNG EA 368, 10 Feb. 2016, lot 355
7 7     J. Aiello coll.
8 8     Naville Numismatics 29, 26 Feb. 2017, lot 433 = D 4707
9 9     VAuctions 321, 10 Nov. 2016, lot 272