RPC VII.2, 2522

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2522
Province Lycia-Pamphylia
Region Pamphylia
City Aspendus
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue Series 1, with nominative
Dating AD 238–41
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΑϹΠΕΝΔΙωΝ
Reverse design temple with four columns enclosing cult statues of the Aphroditai Kastnietides; in pediment, two serpents
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Axis 6, 11, 12
Reference Watson 558
Specimens 5 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: G1874,0715.332 BMC 94
2 2     B: 18268193, Löbb.
3 3     B: 18273112, I-B
4 4     C. Rhodes coll.
5 5     B. Michaux coll. = N&N London EA 44, 11 Feb. 2024, lot 573