RPC VII.2, 2589

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2589
Province Lycia-Pamphylia
Region Pamphylia
City Side
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Σε(βαστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ϹΙΔΗΤΩΝ
Edition Σιδητῶν
Translation of the Sidetans
Reverse design Athena advancing left, holding pomegranate and shield; beneath, serpent
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 4.54 g
Axis 6
Reference Watson 758
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–4: same obv. die as 2591/1–5, 2687/1 (Laerte).

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: 18273281, Löbb.
2 2     NY: 1971.21.9
3 3     A-KIKPE SNG Pfalz 749 = Nollé, Götter p. 109, no. 120
4 4     Leeds-UL: 877 ex Boutkowski 1882, cast in Winterthur