RPC VII.2, 2769

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2769
Province Galatia
Region Lycaonia
City Iconium
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP CAES M AT (sic) 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 HADR ICONIESI, S R
Reverse design to left, female figure seated left, on round shield, in attitude of mourning; in the centre, palm tree; to right, bound captive standing right, leaning against tree; below, harpa of Perseus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Axis 6
Reference vA Lykaonien —
Specimens 2 (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, 2768/1–2, 2770/1–2.
Note On the rev., the S of ICONIESI is retrograde as Ƨ.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ CNG, Triton 15, 3 Jan. 2012, lot 1416 = NAC 59, 4 Apr. 2011, lot 1104
2 2     Kölner Münkabinet 80, 5 Nov. 2003, lot 376 = Kress 125, 17 Apr. 1963, lot 730