RPC VII.2, 1795

 

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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
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανός Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντών(ιος) Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟ ΠΟΝΤΟΥ ΤΟΜΕΩϹ, Δ
Edition Μητροπόλεως Πόντου Τόμεως δʹ Μητρο(πόλεως) Πόντου Τόμεως δʹ
Translation of the metropolis of Pontus, Tomis, 4
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
Average weight 11.72 g
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.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen 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