RPC VII.2, 3117

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3117
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 ΑΝΤ 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 Tyche standing left, holding rudder on globe and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 37 mm
Axis 2, 6, 7, 12
Specimens 11 (4 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: G.887
2 2     ✸ L: 1979,0101.2646 SNG vA 6042
3 3     B: 18274218, I-B
4 4     Cop SNG 382
5 5     V-ON SNG Leypold 2689
6 6     Berk 106, 20 Jan. 1999, lot 774
7 7     CGT coll.
8 8     Gorny & Mosch EA 274, 20 Nov. 2020, lot 2708
9 9     M&M GmbH 19, 16 May 2006, lot 458
10 10     Rauch EA 15, 16 June 2014, lot 117
11 11     Ziegler 763 = Karbach coll.