RPC VII.2, 2361

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2361
Province Lycia-Pamphylia
Region Lycia
City Olympus
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ ΜΑΡ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μᾶρ(κος) 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 front
Reverse inscription ΟΛΥΜΠΗΝωΝ
Edition Ὀλυμπηνῶν
Translation of the Olympians
Reverse design Hephaestus seated right, on rock, in front of anvil behind which tongs, holding hammer and shield
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Average weight 21.46 g
Axis 11, 12
Reference vA Lykien, 190 corr.
Specimens 4 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     B. Michaux coll. = Heritage Monthly 271933, 18 Aug. 2019, lot 35024
2 2     Cast in Winterthur = Hecht, 1962, Cremna hoard = vA Lykien, 190
3 3     ✸ Leu 3, 27 Oct. 2018, lot 176
4 4     C. Rhodes coll. = Savoca 133th Silver Auction, 15 May 2022, lot 223