RPC VII.2, 2629

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2629
Province Lycia-Pamphylia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Trachea
City Lyrbe
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ 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 Apollo standing left, quiver over shoulder, holding branch and bow
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Axis 1, 12
Reference Watson 658
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3: same pair of dies. 1–3: same obv. die as 2630/1–4, 6–7, 12–15, 17, 2633/1, 2637/1–3, 2639/1–11, 2640/1–2, 2642/1–3, 2643/1–7.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1885,0606.256 BMC 2
2 2     C. Rhodes coll. = CNG EA 398, 1 May 2017, lot 425
3 3     SNG Levante Supp. 31