RPC VII.2, 1778

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1778
Province Moesia Inferior
Region Moesia
City Tomis
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩΝ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition 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 Μητρο(πόλεως) Πόντου Τόμεως δʹ
Translation of the Metropolis of Pontus, Tomis, 4
Reverse design Nemesis standing left, holding scales and cubit rule; at feet, wheel
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 10.27 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference AMNG 3459–62
Specimens 5 (1 in the core collections)
Note According to AMNG, sometimes with ligatures ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ on the obv. and ΜΗΤΡΟ on the rev.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ V: GR 33185
2 2     Odessa AMNG 3459/2 = cast in BBAW
3 3     Rome Cap. AMNG 3461/3 = cast in BBAW
4 4     La Galerie Numismatique 9, 14 Jan. 2007, lot 371
5 5     B. Michaux coll.