RPC VII.2, 3646

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3646
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Gordian I and Gordian II
Person (obv.) Gordian II (Augustus)
Issue LΑ = year 1
Dating AD 238
Obverse inscription Α Κ Μ ΑΝ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΦ ΕΥϹΕ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Africanus Pius
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian II, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L Α
Reverse design Nike seated left, holding wreath and palm over shoulder
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Axis 11
Reference BMC 1833; D 4667
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1864,1118.748 BMC 1833
2 2     A: 1897/8, IH, 688/1156 (Demetriou)
3 3     D 4667