RPC VII.2, 3787

 

Image of specimen #10

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3787
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue LΔ = year 4
Dating AD 240/1
Obverse inscription Α Κ Μ ΑΝ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΕΥϹ(Ε)
Edition Α(ὐτοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀν(τώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Εὐσε(βής)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Pious
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription L - Δ
Edition (ἔτους) δʹ
Translation of year 4
Reverse design laureate head of Zeus, right, with drapery on left shoulder
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 13.32 g
Axis 11, 12
Reference D 4788; M 3369; Geissen 2652
Specimens 12 (5 in the core collections)
Feedback

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 18275293, Löbb.
2 2     Cop SNG 682
3 3     G SNG 4516
4 4     NY: 1973.56.1067
5 5     O: HCR30867 M 3369
6 6     A: 4012 (Demetriou)
7 7     Beirut-AUB: C3679
8 8     Cologne Geissen 2652
9 9     C. Rhodes coll.
10 10     ✸ CNG EA 368, 10 Feb. 2016, lot 352
11 11     DS 10281
12 12     Figari & Mosconi 1415 = Schenk-Behren 83, 23 May 2002, lot 282 = Schulten, 11 Apr. 1988, lot 994 = D 4788