RPC VII.2, 1766

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1766
Province Moesia Inferior
Region Moesia
City Tomis
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟ ΠΟΝΤΟΥ ΤΟΜΕΩϹ, Δ
Reverse design Homonoia standing left, holding patera over altar and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Axis 6, 12
Reference AMNG 3468, 3472
Specimens 5 (0 in the core collections)
Note According to AMNG 3472, sometimes, ΑΥΓ on the obv. and ΤΟΜΕΩⳞ on the rev.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Sofia: 1889 AMNG 3468/3 = cast in BBAW
2 2     ✸ B. Michaux coll.
3 3     CNG EA 53, 20 Nov. 2002, lot 47
4 4     Roma E-Sale 74, 20 Aug. 2020, lot 77
5 5     Boston: 66.915