RPC VII.2, 2772

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2772
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 ICONIESI ADRIA COL, S R
Edition Iconie(n)si(um) <H>adria(na) col(onia) s(ocia) R(omanorum)
Translation Iconium, the colony of Hadriana, ally of the Romans
Reverse design she-wolf standing right, head left, feeding twins; behind, fig tree
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Average weight 29.91 g
Reference vA Lykaonien
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same pair of dies. 1–2: same obv. die as 2761/1, 2763/1–3, 2771/1–5. 1–2: same rev. die as 2773/1–2.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B. Michaux, BCEN 50/3, 9
2 2     Trade (Lanz, eBay)