RPC VII.2, 506

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 506
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Pella
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue First issue, radiate bust
Dating AD 238–late 239
Obverse inscription IMP C M ANT GORDIANVS
Edition Imp(erator) C(aesar) M(arcus) Ant(onius) Gordianus
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL IVL AVS PGLLA (sic)
Edition col(onia) Iul(ia) Aug(usta) P{G}<e>lla
Translation the August Julian colony of Pella
Reverse design Fortuna seated on throne, left, her right hand raised to her shoulder
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 9.29 g
Axis 1, 2, 7, 12
Reference AMNG 35
Specimens 13 (6 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1936,1106.14
2 2     ✸ L: 1899,0401.18
3 3     P: 1019
4 4     B: 18272616, I-B AMNG 35, pl. XIX, 28 (rev.)
5 5     C: 3177-2007, Mossop
6 6     V: GR 32526
7 7     Leeds-UL: 573
8 8     B. Michaux coll.
9 9     CGT coll.
10 10     Lanz 154, 11 June 2012, lot 436 = Helios 7, 12 Dec. 2011, lot 560
11 11     Münzzentrum Rheinland 184, 16 May 2018, lot 152
12 12     Roma Numismatics EA 29, 27 Aug. 2016, lot 307
13 13     SNG Evelpidis 1272