RPC VII.2, 2616

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2616
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 Helios riding in quadriga of horses, right, raising hand, holding bridle
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Axis 12
Reference Watson 648
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 2: same obv. die as 2601/1–2, 2604/2, 2622/7.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Cast in Winterthur = Hecht 1962, Cremna hoard
2 2     ✸ Gorny & Mosch 204, 5 Mar. 2012, lot 1839