RPC VII.2, 2486

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2486
Province Lycia-Pamphylia
Region Pamphylia
City Perge
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue Group b
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΜΑΡ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μᾶρ(κος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Σε(βαστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design radiate and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΠΕΡΓΑΙΑϹ ΑΡΤΕΜΙΔΟϹ ΑϹΥΛΟΥ
Edition Περγαίας Ἀρτέμιδος ἀσύλου
Translation of Artemis of Perga, the inviolable
Reverse design Artemis standing in biga drawn by galloping stags, right, drawing arrow from quiver at shoulder and holding bow
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Average weight 22.33 g
Axis 9
Reference Watson 680
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ C: Mossop
2 2     B. Michaux coll.
3 3     Hauck & Aufhäuser 18, 5 Oct. 2004, lot 516 = Lanz 117, 24 Nov. 2003, lot 1067
4 4     Schulman NY, June 1969, lot 1965 (= Münzhandlung Basel 1, Apr. 1934, lot 1999)