RPC VII.2, 3023

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3023
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Tarsus
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue With Π Π
Dating AD 238 and after
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΟϹ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ, Π Π
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus pater patriae
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ Α Μ Κ Γ Β
Reverse design Apollo standing right, holding chlamys and bow
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 35 mm
Axis 6, 12
Specimens 13 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1844,0425.1921 BMC 251
2 2     ✸ NY: 1944.100.55021
3 3     V: GR 19269
4 4     Ayvagediği hoard 23
5 5     Berk MBS 179, 24 May 2012, lot 526
6 6     CGT coll.
7 7     CGT coll.
8 8     CGT coll.
9 9     CNG 93, 22 May 2013, lot 935
10 10     CNG EA 310, 4 Sept. 2013, lot 321
11 11     CNG EA 342, 14 Jan. 2015, lot 457 = SNG Levante Supp. 287
12 12     Gorny & Mosch 113, 18 Oct. 2001, lot 5510
13 13     SNG vA 6053