RPC VII.1, 450A

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 450A
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Ionia
City Metropolis
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Magistrate Marcus Iulius Porcius Heraklas (strategos)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανός Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡ Μ ΙΟΥ ΗΡΑΚΛΑ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Edition ἐπὶ στρατηγοῦ Μάρκου Ἰουλίου Ἡρακλᾶ Μητροπολειτῶν ἐπὶ στρ(ατηγοῦ) Μ(άρκου) Ἰου(λίου) Ἡρακλᾶ Μητροπολειτῶν
Translation under strategos Marcus Iulius Porcius Heraklas of the Metropolitans
Reverse design Tyche standing left, holding figure of Ares and cornucopia; at her feet, lighted altar
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 8.09 g
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B. Michaux coll. = Demos 51, 6 June 2025, lot 684