RPC VII.2, 1627

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1627
Province Moesia Inferior
Region Moesia
City Dionysopolis
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΟϹ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανὸς Αὔγ(ουστος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design confronted busts of Gordian III, laureate, draped and cuirassed, right, seen from rear, and Sarapis, draped, left
Reverse inscription ΔΙΟΝΥϹΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ, Ε
Edition Διονυσοπολειτῶν ἐʹ
Translation of the Dionysopolitans, 5
Reverse design Heracles standing left, holding club resting on ground, lion skin, and apples
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 11.71 g
Axis 1, 6, 7
Reference AMNG 396
Specimens 26 (2 in the core collections)

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