RPC VII.2, 1817

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1817
Province Moesia Inferior
Region Moesia
City Istrus
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 ΙϹΤΡΙΗΝΩΝ, Ε
Reverse design Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Axis 6, 7, 12
Reference AMNG 521–2
Specimens 13 (5 in the core collections)
Note On the obv., sometimes, no ligature.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: G.4013 BMC 19 = AMNG 522/1
2 2     B: 18278124, 1887/143 AMNG 521/1
3 3     ✸ C: 2203-2005 Auctiones AG 29, 12 June 2003, lot 142
4 4     NY: 1944.100.15265
5 5     O
6 6     Bucharest: 8321/75/2094 Sutzu 43
7 7     Bucharest: 8320/75/2093 Sutzu 44
8 8     Sofia: 445 NAIM 474 = AMNG 521/2
9 9     Sofia: 9265 NAIM 475
11 11     B. Michaux coll.
12 12     First Auctions 1, 1 Dec. 2012, lot 667 = Creusy 1, 1 Dec. 2012, lot 657
13 13     M&M GmbH 16, 19 May 2005, lot 155
14 14     M&M GmbH 16, 19 May 2005, lot 156