RPC VII.2, 3641

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3641
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(Ρ) 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 Athena seated left, holding Nike and spear; shield leaning against the throne
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Axis 11
Reference DS 10159
Specimens 4 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     A: 1897/8, IH, 687/1155 (Demetriou)
2 2     Figari & Mosconi 1364 = CNG Triton IV, 2000, lot 381 = DS 10159
3 3     Gorny & Mosch Stuttgart 1, 22 Nov. 2010, lot 488 = Künker 89, 8 Mar. 2004, lot 1816
4 4     ✸ NAC 88, 8 Oct. 2015, lot 668