RPC VII.2, 2542

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2542
Province Lycia-Pamphylia
Region Pamphylia
City Aspendus
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue Series 2, with accusative
Dating AD 241–4
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ ΜΑΡ ΑΝ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟΝ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτορα) Κ(αίσαρα) Μᾶρ(κον) Αν(τώνιον) Γορδιανόν
Translation for Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΑϹΠΕΝΔΙΩΝ
Edition Ἀσπενδίων
Translation of the Aspendians
Reverse design Hephaestus seated on rock right, holding hammer and shield (reflecting his own face?) placed on his knees; in front, anvil
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 10.07 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Watson 565
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     C: 108-1974
2 2     C: Mossop
3 3     Boston: 63.822
4 4     ✸ B. Michaux coll. = N&N London EA 41, 2 Dec. 2023, lot 432