RPC VII.2, 2768

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2768
Province Galatia
Region Lycaonia
City Iconium
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP CAE(S) M A(N)T GORDIANVS AVG
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL AEL HAD ICONIHS (sic), S R
Reverse design Gordian III riding on galloping horse right, with right hand spearing enemy left, raising arms; below, harpa of Perseus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 35 mm
Axis 6
Reference vA Lykaonien —
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same pair of dies. 1–2: same obv. die as 2716/2 (Antioch), 2759/1–9, 2760/1, 2767/1, 3–4, 2769/1–2, 2770/1–2. 3: same obv. die as 2764/1, 2766/1–13. 1–3: same rev. die.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Leu 48, 10 May 1989, lot 393
2 2     ✸ Peus Auctions 410–11, 31 Oct. 2013, lot 717
3 3     Roma Numismatics 3, 31 Mar. 2012, lot 521