RPC VII.2, 2773

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2773
Province Galatia
Region Lycaonia
City Iconium
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP C M ANTONI GORDIANVS
Edition Imp(erator) C(aesar) M(arcus) Antoni(us) Gordianus
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
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 23.76 g
Axis 5
Reference vA Lykaonien
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same pair of dies. 1–2: same obv. die as 2762/1–5. 1–2: same rev. die as 2772/1–2.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions 5, 14 May 2012, lot 681 = Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions 4, 5 Dec. 2011, lot 342 = Gorny & Mosch 134, 11 Oct. 2004, lot 2024
2 2     B. Michaux coll. = Demos 38, 27 Sept. 2024, lot 1329