RPC VII.2, 1795

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1795
Province Moesia Inferior
Region Moesia
City Tomis
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩ(Ν) ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟ ΠΟΝΤΟΥ ΤΟΜΕΩϹ, Δ
Reverse design Tyche standing left, holding sceptre and cornucopia; at feet, right, Pontus Euxinus swimming right, crab claws on head
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Axis 1, 2, 7
Reference AMNG 3486–7
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)
Note The form ΑΝΤΩΝ is known only through AMNG 3487 and requires confirmation.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1838,0921.86 BMC 51 = AMNG 3486/1
2 2     V: GR 8329 AMNG 3486/3
3 3     Cracow: MNK VII-A-4126 SNG 167
4 4     Gorny & Mosch EA 274, 20 Nov. 2020, lot 2301
5 5     Peus FPL 39, May 1975, lot 116