RPC VII.2, 2204

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2204
Province Lycia-Pamphylia
Region Lycia
City Patara
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Alliance with Myra
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΠΑΤΑΡΕωΝ ΜΥΡΕωΝ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ
Reverse design temple with two columns enclosing cult statue of Eleuthera standing facing next to Apollo holding branch and bow; at his feet, raven; eagle in pediment
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Axis 12
Reference vA Lykien, 258–9; Franke & Nollé 1456–8 corr.
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1877,0201.4 BMC 19 = vA Lykien, 258 = Franke & Nollé 1456
2 2     P: 254 vA Lykien, 259 = Franke & Nollé 1458
3 3     Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions 4, 5 Dec. 2011, lot 326
4 4     Kölner Münzkabinett 106, 11 Mar. 2017, lot 426 (from Goldhofer, 25. Feb. 1990, Hamburg) = probably ex Postel coll. = Franke & Nollé 1457
5 5     Naumann 47, 9 Oct. 2016, lot 345