RPC VII.2, 2639

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2639
Province Lycia-Pamphylia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Trachea
City Lyrbe
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) 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 rear
Reverse inscription ΛΥΡΒΕΙΤΩΝ
Edition Λυρβειτῶν
Translation of the Lyrbeans
Reverse design female figure standing left, holding patera and globe, resting left elbow on column
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 8.22 g
Axis 12
Reference Watson 659
Specimens 11 (3 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–11: same pair of dies. 1–11: same obv. die as 2629/1–3, 2630/1–4, 6–7, 12–15, 17, 2633/1, 2637/1–3, 2640/1–2, 2642/1–3, 2643/1–7.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1894,0706.108 BMC 5
2 2     B: 18273907, 1912/734
3 3     ✸ C: Mossop
4 4     Side: 961 Side excavation: Atlan, Side kazıları 175
5 5     C. Rhodes coll.
6 6     CGT coll.
7 7     CGT coll.
8 8     Schulten, 27 Mar. 1990, lot 878 = Münzzentrum 71, 3 June 1991, lot 445
9 9     SNG Levante 276
10 10     Ziegler 7
11 11     Ziegler 8