RPC VII.2, 2771

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2771
Province Galatia
Region Lycaonia
City Iconium
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP CAES M AN GORDIANOS (sic)
Edition Imp(erator) Caes(ar) M(arcus) An(tonius) Gordian{o}<u>s
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription COL AEL HADR AVG ICONIENS, S R
Edition col(onia) Ael(ia) Hadr(iana) Aug(usta) Iconiens(ium) s(ocia) R(omanorum)
Translation the colony of Aelia Hadriana Augusta, Iconium, ally of the Romans
Reverse design she-wolf standing right, head left, feeding twins; behind, fig tree
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 37 mm
Average weight 27.45 g
Axis 6
Reference vA Lykaonien —
Specimens 5 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–5: same pair of dies. 1–5: same obv. die as 2761/1, 2763/1–3, 2772/1–2.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Bern: N/82.1459 SNG Righetti 1459
2 2     B. Michaux coll.
3 3     ✸ C. Rhodes coll. = CNG 90, 23 May 2012, lot 1079
4 4     CGT coll.
5 5     CNG 87, 18 May 2011, lot 858 = Superior, 30 May 1980, lot 2468 = Superior, 15 June 1972, lot 2247 = Kress 153, 3 Nov. 1971, lot 520