RPC VII.2, 2229

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2229
Province Lycia-Pamphylia
Region Lycia
City Cyaneae
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) 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 rear
Reverse inscription ΚΥΑΝΕΙΤωΝ
Edition Κυανείτων
Translation of the Cyaneans
Reverse design Ares standing right, holding spear, hand on shield
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Average weight 18.64 g
Axis 11
Reference vA Lykien, 91
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same obv. die as 2228/1–2.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ O: Milne Hellenica VII (1949), pp. 69-70 = vA Lykien, 91
2 2     Elsen 113, 16 June 2012, lot 467 = Gorny & Mosch 147, 7 Mar. 2006, lot 1846 = Gorny & Mosch 89, 5 June 1998, lot 333