RPC VII.2, 2654

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2654
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
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΛΥΡΒΕΙΤΩΝ
Edition Λυρβειτων
Translation of the Lyrbeans
Reverse design Helios standing left, raising hand, holding cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 5.28 g
Axis 1
Reference Watson 673
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same pair of dies. 1–2: same obv. die as 2588/1–3, 5 (Side), 2590/1 (Side), 2652/1, 2656/1–7, 2657/1–3, 2671/1 (Casae), 2672/1–3 (Casae).
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: 18273908, I-B MG p. 338, no. 81
2 2     C. Rhodes coll. = SNG Levante 272