RPC VII.2, 3179

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3179
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Anazarbus
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue Year ΖΝϹ = 257
Dating AD 238/9
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ[ ]
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Σεβ[---]
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus [---]
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΑΝΑΖΑΡΒΟΥ ΕΝΔΟ[Ξ] ΜΗΤΡΟ[ ], [Ε]Τ ΖΝ[Ϲ], Γ Β
Edition Ἀναζάρβου ἐνδόξ(ου) μητρο[---] ἔτ(ους) ζνσʹ γʹ βʹ
Translation of glorious Anazarbus, metropolis [---] year 257, (of the) 3 (eparchies), twice (neocorate)
Reverse design bust of Selene in front of crescent and stars
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Average weight 18.02 g
Axis 6
Reference Ziegler, Anazarbos, —; Ziegler, Ergänzungen 36
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ AOJ coll. = Ziegler, Ergänzungen 36