RPC VII.2, 2522

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2522
Province Lycia-Pamphylia
Region Pamphylia
City Aspendus
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue Series 1, with nominative
Dating AD 238–41
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΑϹΠΕΝΔΙωΝ
Edition Ἀσπενδίων
Translation of the Aspendians
Reverse design temple with four columns enclosing cult statues of the Aphroditai Kastnietides; in pediment, two serpents
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Average weight 13.88 g
Axis 6, 11, 12
Reference Watson 558
Specimens 5 (3 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: G1874,0715.332 BMC 94
2 2     B: 18268193, Löbb.
3 3     B: 18273112, I-B
4 4     C. Rhodes coll.
5 5     B. Michaux coll. = N&N London EA 44, 11 Feb. 2024, lot 573