RPC VII.2, 1313

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1313
Province Moesia Inferior
Region Moesia
City Nicopolis ad Istrum
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Magistrate Sab(inius?) Modestus (legatus Augusti pro praetore)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΟϹ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΥΠ ϹΑΒ ΜΟΔΕϹΤΟΥ ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ ΠΡΟϹ ΙϹΤΡΟΝ
Edition ὑπ(ατείας) Σαβ(—) Μοδέστου Νικοπολειτῶν πρός Ἴστρον
Translation during the (pro)consulship of Sab(inus?) Modestus, of the Nicopolitans by the Danube
Reverse design temple with four columns enclosing figure standing left, holding uncertain object; globe on pediment
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 12.61 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference AMNG 2086
Specimens 10 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: F 2557 AMNG 2086/1
2 2     O
3 3     ✸ C. Rhodes coll.
4 4     CGT coll.
5 5     CGT coll.
6 6     Gorny & Mosch 241, 10 Oct. 2016, lot 1759
7 7     Gorny & Mosch 90, 12 Oct. 1998, lot 554
8 8     Künker 124, 16 Mar. 2007, lot 9376
9 9     Rauch 60, 3 Nov. 1997, lot 290
10 10     Rauch 60, 3 Nov. 1997, lot 291