RPC VII.2, 1480

 

Image of specimen #17

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1480
Province Moesia Inferior
Region Moesia
City Marcianopolis
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue Without governor name, Gordian III
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Edition Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Αὔγ(ουστος)
Translation Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Gordian III, right
Reverse inscription ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ
Edition Μαρκιανοπολιτῶν
Translation of the Marcianopolitans
Reverse design Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 4.71 g
Axis 1, 2, 6, 7
Reference AMNG —
Specimens 17 (2 in the core collections)
Note Same description but larger denomination than https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/27740 (AMNG 1118).

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 18276797, 1920/648
2 2     C: 354-2005
3 3     BBAW: 70
4 4     Sofia: 5266 NAIM 1382
5 5     Sofia RHM: 126, Rizov coll. CCCHBulg IX 759
6 6     B. Michaux coll.
7 7     C. Rhodes coll.
8 8     C. Rhodes coll.
9 9     C. Rhodes coll.
10 10     CGT coll.
11 11     CGT coll.
12 12     CGT coll.
13 13     CGT coll.
14 14     M&M GmbH 16, 19 May 2005, lot 325
15 15     Pfeiffer 655
16 16     Pfeiffer 655, 05
17 17     ✸ VAuctions 326, 29 Sept. 2017, lot 269 = VAuctions 322, 13 Dec. 2016, lot 239 = Rauch Summer 2007, 11 Sept. 2007, lot 848