RPC VII.2, 2688

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2688
Province Lycia-Pamphylia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Trachea
City Syedra
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανὸς Σεβαστός Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ϹΥΕΔΡΕΩΝ
Edition Συεδρέων Συεδρέων
Translation of the Syedrans
Reverse design Ares standing left, bound by Dike standing left, head right, and Hermes standing left, holding purse and caduceus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 10.54 g
Axis 2, 6
Reference Watson 769
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3: same pair of dies. 1–3: same obv. die as 2686/1 (Laerte), 2689/1.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1935,0604.1
2 2     ✸ C. Rhodes coll. = CNG MBS 70, 1 Sept. 2005, lot 573 = SNG Levante 427
3 3     Naumann 63, 4 Mar. 2018, lot 438 (Vogl coll.)