RPC VII.2, 2673

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2673
Province Lycia-Pamphylia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Trachea
City Colybrassus
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) 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 ΚΟΛΥΒΡΑϹϹΕΩΝ
Edition Κολυβρασσέων
Translation of the Colybrassians
Reverse design Athena standing left, head right, holding patera and spear pointing forward
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Average weight 14.21 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Watson 592
Specimens 8 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–8: same pair of dies. 1–8: same obv. die as 2681/1–5 (Carallia), 2682/1–3 (Carallia). 1–8: same rev. die as 2674/1–3.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1920,0805.1625
2 2     P: 1973.71 SNG 549
3 3     ✸ Leeds-UL: 1607
4 4     V-ON SNG Leypold 2456
5 5     Lanz 38, 24 Nov. 1986, lot 810 = Kastner 12, 30 Nov. 1976, lot 371
6 6     Münzzentrum 56, 6 Nov. 1985, lot 351 = Schulten, 11 Apr. 1988, lot 945
7 7     Münzzentrum 63, 13 Apr. 1988, lot 1360
8 8     SNG Levante 336