RPC VII.2, 2657

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2657
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
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΛΥΡΒΕΙΤΩΝ
Reverse design Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Axis 1
Reference Watson —
Specimens 4 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3: same pair of dies. 1–3: same obv. die as 2588/1–3, 5 (Side), 2590/1 (Side), 2652/1, 2654/1–2, 2656/1–6, 2671/1 (Casae), 2672/1–3 (Casae). 1–3: same rev. die as 2658/1, 2661/1–2.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     C. Rhodes coll.
2 2     ✸ Gorny & Mosch 233, Oct. 2015, lot 2080
3 3     Münzzentrum Rheinland 110, 2 May 2002, lot 234
4 4     N&N London EA 46, 20 Apr. 2024, lot 458