RPC VII.2, 2770

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2770
Province Galatia
Region Lycaonia
City Iconium
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP CAES M AT (sic) GORDIANVS AVG
Edition Imp(erator) Caes(ar) M(arcus) A<n>t(onius) Gordianus Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL ELI (sic) HAD ICONIHS (sic), S R
Edition col(onia) <A>eli(a) Had(riana) Iconiη(n)s(ium) s(ocia) R(omanorum)
Translation the colony of Aelia Hadriana, Iconium, ally of the Romans
Reverse design Roma seated on shield, left, holding small figure of Victory (standing right, holding wreath and palm) and spear; below, harpa of Perseus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Average weight 25.10 g
Axis 6
Reference vA Lykaonien 332
Specimens 2 (1 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, 2769/1–2.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1914,0908.19 vA Lykaonien 332
2 2     Michaux, BCEN 50/3, 6 = B. Michaux coll. = Pegasus Numismatics 27, Nov. 2012, lot 308