RPC VII.2, 645

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 645
Province Thrace
Region Thrace
City Byzantium
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Edition Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανὸς Αὔγουστος Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Αὔγ(ουστος)
Translation Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΩΝ
Edition Βυζαντίων Βυζαντίων
Translation of the Byzantines
Reverse design Athena standing left, holding patera and and spear; at feet, shield
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 7.62 g
Axis 7, 8
Reference Schönert‑Geiss, Byzantion
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ C. Rhodes coll.
2 2     D. Lowe coll.