RPC VII.2, 3077


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Coin type
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Volume	VII.2
Number	3077
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 ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ, Π Π
Nominative	Imperator Caesar 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	Heracles standing facing, head right, brandishing club, seizing the hydra
Metal	copper-based alloy
Average diameter	38 mm
Axis	6
Specimens	3 (1 in the core collections)

Number	Number	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	Note	More
1	1 ✸	B: 18274210, 1925/373		38	25.64	6	pierced	Show
2	2		Ayvagediği hoard 52	38	25.00	6	Obv.: GIC 339ii (eagle standing l., head r., wings closed)	Show
3	3		Missere 615	38	18.95	6		Show