RPC VII.2, 2204

 

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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
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανὸς Σεβαστός Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΠΑΤΑΡΕωΝ ΜΥΡΕωΝ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ
Edition Παταρέων Μυρέων ὁμόνοια Παταρέων Μυρέων ὁμόνοια
Translation concord of Patareans (and) Myreans
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
Average weight 21.64 g
Axis 12
Reference vA Lykien, 258–9; Franke & Nollé 1456–8 corr.
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)
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# Specimen 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