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
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ϹΙΔΗΤΩΝ
Reverse design Athena advancing left, holding pomegranate and shield; beneath, serpent
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
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