RPC VII.2, 3517

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3517
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue Issue III, officina with ram left
Dating AD 242–4
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτοκ(ράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Gordian III, right
Reverse inscription ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞ ΥΠΑ ΤΟ Β
Edition δημαρχ(ικῆς) ἐξ(ουσίας) ὕπα(τος) τὸ βʹ
Translation holder of the tribunitian power, consul for the second time
Reverse design eagle standing facing, head right, with wreath in beak; tail to left; between eagle's legs, ram running left with head turned back; crescent above ram's head
Metal silver
Average diameter 32 mm
Average weight 12.66 g
Axis 6
Reference Bland 1991b, —; Prieur —; McAlee —
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Roma Numismatics EA 81, 25 Feb. 2021, lot 863
2 2     Concordia Numismatic 16, 30 May 2024, lot 483