RPC VII.2, 2500

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2500
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
Nominative Imperator 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
Reverse design temple with two columns enclosing cult statue of Artemis Pergaia next to Athena standing left, holding spear and small Nike holding crown, at feet, shield; in pediment, eagle
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 35 mm
Axis 11
Reference Franke & Nollé 1650–1; Watson 684a–b corr.
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Bern: N/91.8 Kapossy 92
2 2     British Museum, Hecht filing cards
3 3     ✸ R. Hoppensteadt coll. = M&M AG 41, 18 June 1970, lot 493 = London Coin Galleries 3, 10 Nov. 2016, lot 119 = Franke & Nollé 1651