RPC VII.1, 7.2

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 7.2
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cyzicus
Region Mysia
City Cyzicus
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Magistrate Publius Aelius Artemidoros (strategos and asiarch)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Αὔ(γουστος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordian Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ϹΤΡΑ Π ΑΙΛ ΑΡΤΕΜΙΔΩΡΟΥ ΑϹΙΑΡΧΟΥ ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
Edition στρα(τηγοῦ) Π(ουβλίου) Αἰλ(ίου) Ἀρτεμιδώρου ἀσιάρχου Κυζικηνῶν νεωκόρων
Translation under Publius Aelius Artemidoros, asiarch, of the Cyzicenes, neocorate
Reverse design within wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 8.97 g
Axis 6, 7
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 3–4: same obv. die.
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
3 3     ✸ L: 1895,0606.15
4 4     P: 524 SNG 845
5 5     Naumann 83, 3 Nov. 2019, lot 435