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
Nominative Imperator 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
Nominative Abgarus Rex
Reverse design draped bust of Abgar X, right, wearing tiara; behind, star
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Axis 3, 4, 5, 9, 11, 12
Reference Babelon —
Specimens 23 (17 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number 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.