RPC VII.2, 2641

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2641
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 Nemesis, winged, standing left, plucking chiton, holding bridle and cubit rule; to left at feet, griffin placing forepaw on wheel
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Axis 12
Reference Watson 653 corr.
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same pair of dies. 1–3: same obv. die as 2631/1, 2634/1–5, 2638/1, 2644/1–2.
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     CGT coll.
2 2     ✸ SNG Levante Supp. 30
3 3     B. Michaux coll. = N&N London Green XIII, 14 Aug. 2023, lot 585