RPC VII.2, 2604

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2604
Province Lycia-Pamphylia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Trachea
City Lyrbe
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition 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 rear
Reverse inscription ΛΥΡΒΕΙΤΩΝ
Edition Λυρβειτῶν
Translation of the Lyrbeans
Reverse design Apollo Sidetes standing left, holding patera and sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Average weight 17.70 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference Watson 632
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 2603/1, 4, 2622/1, 5, 2624/8, 2626/3. 2: same obv. die as 2601/1–2, 2616/2, 2622/7. 1–2: same rev. die.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1973.79 SNG 505
2 2     C. Rhodes = Aquila 5, 25 Sept. 2022, lot 367