RPC VII.2, 2608

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2608
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
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΛΥΡΒΕΙΤΩΝ
Reverse design Asclepius standing right, holding serpent staff, facing Hygieia standing left; between them, Telesphorus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Reference Watson 645
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same pair of dies. 1–2: same obv. die as 2600/1–9, 2602/1–2, 2603/2, 5–6, 2606/1–5, 2607/1, 2609/1, 2610/1–3, 2611/1, 2612/1, 2613/1, 2615/1, 2617/2, 2618/1–4, 2619/1–2, 2620/1, 2621/1–4, 2623/1, 2624/2–3, 2626/1, 4, 7–11, 2627/1–3.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Naumann 56, 6 Aug. 2017, lot 435
2 2     SNG Levante 266
3 3     N&N London EA 46, 20–21 Apr. 2024, lot 462