RPC VII.2, 2625

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2625
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 Λυρβείτων
Translation of the Lyrbeans
Reverse design Zeus seated left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre; at feet, eagle
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Average weight 16.44 g
Axis 1
Reference Watson 624
Specimens 2 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same pair of dies. 1–2: same obv. die as 2463/1–4 (Etenna), 2464/1 (Etenna), 2603/3, 7–9, 2605/1–10, 2614/1–2, 2615/2, 2617/1, 3–4, 2622/2–4, 6, 8, 2623/2, 2624/1, 4–7, 2626/2, 5–6, 2663/1–3, 6 (Casae), 2664/1 (Casae), 2666/1 (Casae).
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 685 SNG 514 = Wa 4345
2 2     O: Milne