RPC VII.2, 2482

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2482
Province Lycia-Pamphylia
Region Pamphylia
City Perge
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue Group a
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ ΜΑΡ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μᾶρ(κος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Σε(βαστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front; below, globe
Reverse inscription ΠΕΡΓΑΙΩΝ
Edition Περγαίων
Translation of the Pergaeans
Reverse design temple with two columns enclosing cult statue of Artemis Pergaia between star and crescent and flanked by two short columns surmounted by sphinxes; eagle in pediment
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 8.98 g
Axis 12
Reference Watson 687
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
Note The star and crescent are placed either left and right, or right and left of the cult statue.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     C: Mossop
2 2     ✸ A. Perrier coll.
3 3     C. Rhodes coll. = Lydia 8, 12 June 2021, lot 333
4 4     CGT coll.