RPC VII.2, 3419

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3419
Province Osroene
Region Mesopotamia
City Edessa
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Abgar X (king)
Issue Royal coinage
Dating AD 239–42
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανὸς Σεβαστός Αὐτοκ(ράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design radiate head of Gordian III, right, with drapery on left shoulder; in front, star
Reverse inscription ΑΒΓΑΡΟϹ ΒΑϹΙΛΕΥϹ
Edition Ἀβγαρος βασιλεύς Ἀβγαρος βασιλεύς
Translation king Abgar
Reverse design draped bust of Abgar X, right, wearing tiara; behind, star
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 8.90 g
Axis 3, 4, 5, 9, 11, 12
Reference Babelon —
Specimens 24 (17 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: Chandon de Briailles 1160
2 2     P: M 5532
3 3     P: 2127
4 4     P: Vogüé 179
5 5     P: 2116
6 6     B: 18274941, Löbb.
7 7     B: 18274939, 1845/5084
8 8     G SNG 2576
9 9     G SNG 2580
10 10     NY: 1912.60.50
11 11     NY: 1991.3.18
12 12     NY: 1974.26.5718
13 13     NY: 2004.14.155
14 14     NY: 1944.100.83429
15 15     O: Raye
16 16     O
17 17     O: Godwyn
18 18     Beirut-AUB: C3351
19 19     ✸ Leeds-UL: 82
20 20     Winterthur: G 5300 GrMW III, 1195
21 21     C. Rhodes coll.
22 22     CGT coll.
23 23     CGT coll.
24 24     CGT coll. = NBS EA 14, 27 Aug. 2022, lot 415