RPC VII.1, 517B

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 517B
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Miletus
Region Ionia
City Magnesia ad Maeandrum
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Magistrate Amarantos, son of Moschion (grammateus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανός Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντώ(νιος) Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ΓΡ ΑΜΑΡΑΝΤΟΥ ΜΑΓΝΗΤΩΝ
Edition ἐπὶ γραμματέως Ἀμαράντου Μαγνήτων ἐπὶ γρ(αμματέως) Ἀμαράντου Μαγνήτων
Translation under the grammateus Amarantos, of the Magnesians
Reverse design Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 9.08 g
Reference Schultz —
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 514.1/1, 524.2/4, 533.2/5–6, 538/1–2, 540/1, 545.2/3.
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Savoca Coins Blue 169th Blue, 29 July 2023, lot 658