RPC VII.2, 2548

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2548
Province Lycia-Pamphylia
Region Pamphylia
City Side
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανὸς Σεβαστός Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ϹΙΔΗΤΩΝ
Edition Σιδητῶν Σιδητῶν
Translation of the Sidetans
Reverse design Athena standing right, holding spear, facing Apollo Sidetes standing left, holding sceptre; between them, pomegranate
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Average weight 13.63 g
Axis 6
Reference Watson 731
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ V: GR 18844
2 2     B. Michaux coll.
3 3     B. Michaux coll. = Demos 31, 12 Apr. 2024, lot 1086