RPC VII.2, 2498

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2498
Province Lycia-Pamphylia
Region Pamphylia
City Perge
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Alliance with Side
Issue Group c
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Σε(βαστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear, holding shield (decorated with gorgoneion) and spear pointing forward
Reverse inscription ΠΕΡΓΑΙΩΝ ϹΙΔΗΤΩΝ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ
Edition Περγαίων Σιδητῶν ὁμόνοια
Translation concord of the Pergaians and Sidetans
Reverse design Artemis standing right, holding long torch, facing Athena standing left, holding spear with shield next to it; between them, lighted altar
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Average weight 26.91 g
Axis 11, 12
Reference Franke & Nollé 1648–9; Watson 683
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: 18273266, Löbb. Franke & Nollé 1649
2 2     A: Σ.Μ. 1904/05, ΙϚ', 367 Svoronos, JIAN 6 (1903), p. 213, no. 367 (Mavromichali) = Franke & Nollé 1648