RPC VII.2, 2217

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2217
Province Lycia-Pamphylia
Region Lycia
City Candyba
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition 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 ΚΑΝΔΥΒΕωΝ ΔΕΥΚΑΛΙωΝ
Edition Κανδυβέων Δευκαλίων
Translation of the Candybaeans, Deucalion
Reverse design Deucalion standing facing, head right, holding sceptre (?)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 16.10 g
Axis 12
Reference vA Lykien, —
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 2216/1, 2218/1–5.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Münzzentrum Rheinland 160, 31 Aug. 2011, lot 524
2 2     ✸ CNG EA 531, 25 Jan. 2023, lot 562