RPC VII.2, 2362

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2362
Province Lycia-Pamphylia
Region Lycia
City Olympus
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ ΜΑΡ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μᾶρ(κος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Σε(βαστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordian Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΟΛΥΜΠΗΝΩΝ
Edition Ὀλυμπηνῶν
Translation of the Olympians
Reverse design Hephaestus seated right, on rock, in front of anvil, brandishing hammer and holding shield
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Average weight 16.78 g
Axis 1, 2, 11
Reference vA Lykien, 188–9
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 2374/2 (Trebenna), 2377/2 (Trebenna). 2–3: same obv. die as 2363/1, 2374/1 (Trebenna), 2377/3 (Trebenna).
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1979,0101.2352 SNG vA 4377 = vA Lykien, 189
2 2     ✸ B: 18273069, I-B MG p. 326, no. 10 = vA Lykien, 188
3 3     H. I. coll. = N&N London EA 20, 29 July 2023, lot 479
4 4     B. Michaux coll. = N&N London 44, 11 Feb. 2024, lot 1143 (part)