RPC VII.2, 2634

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2634
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 Athena standing left, casting vote in vase and holding palm; in field right, star
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Axis 6
Reference Watson 655
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–5: same pair of dies. 1–5: same obv. die as 2631/1, 2638/1, 2641/1–3, 2644/1–2. 1–5: same rev. die as 2648/1–2, 4.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1885,0606.257 BMC 6
2 2     B: 18273903, I-B KM p. 466, no. 5
3 3     A-KIKPE SNG Pfalz 889
4 4     C. Rhodes coll.
5 5     M&M GmbH 19, 6 May 2006, lot 139