RPC VII.2, 3436

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3436
Province Osroene
Region Mesopotamia
City Carrhae
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Dating AD 243–4
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανὸς Σεβαστός Αὐτοκ(ράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡ ΚΟΛ ΚΑΡΡΗΝωΝ
Edition μητρόπολις Κολωνία Καρρηνῶν μητρ(όπολις) Κολ(ωνία) Καρρηνῶν
Translation metropolis and colony of the Carrhaeans
Reverse design crescent and star
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 14.50 g
Axis 11, 12
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     NY: 1944.100.65846
2 2     ✸ D. Taylor coll. = Agora 69, 26 Sept. 2017, lot 185
3 3     Amorion coll.