RPC VII.2, 636A

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 636A
Province Thrace
Region Thrace
City Byzantium
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Magistrate Marcus Aurelius Dionysios (in office for the second time) ; Pr— Alexandra
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓΟ
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, left, seen from rear, holding spear pointing forward and shield
Reverse inscription ΕΠ ΑΥΡ ΔΙΟΝΥϹΙΟΥ ΤΟ Β Κ Π ΑΛΕΖΑΝΔΡΑϹ, ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΩΝ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΑ
Edition ἐπὶ Αὐρηλίου Διονυσίου τὸ βʹ καὶ Π— Ἀλεζάνδρας Βυζαντίων Σεβαστά ἐπ(ὶ) Αὐρ(ηλίου) Διονυσίου τὸ βʹ κ(αὶ) Π(—) Ἀλεζάνδρας Βυζαντίων Σεβαστά
Translation under Aurelius Dionysios for the second time and under P— Alexandra, the Sebastan (games) of the Byzantines
Reverse design Gordian III, togate and laureate, standing right, clasping hands with Tyche standing left, holding cornucopia; between them, agonistic crown with two palm branches on table
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 37 mm
Average weight 30.10 g
Axis 6
Reference Schönert‑Geiss, Byzantion —
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L. Juhász, 'A rare Byzantian medallion of Gordian III from the legionary fort of Brigetio', Acta Numismatica Hungarica II (Budapest, 2024), pp. 13-14.