RPC VII.2, 2621

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2621
Province Lycia-Pamphylia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Trachea
City Lyrbe
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανὸς Σεβαστός 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 ΛΥΡΒΕΙΤΩΝ
Edition Λυρβειτῶν Λυρβειτῶν
Translation of the Lyrbeans
Reverse design Nike riding in quadriga of horses, right, drawing wreath and bridle; to right, star
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Average weight 19.80 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Watson 639
Specimens 4 (3 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–4: same pair of dies. 1–4: same obv. die as 2600/1–9, 2602/1–2, 2603/2, 5–6, 2606/1–5, 2607/1, 2608/1–2, 2609/1, 2610/1–3, 2611/1, 2612/1, 2613/1, 2615/1, 2617/2, 2618/1–4, 2619/1–2, 2620/1, 2623/1, 2624/2–3, 2626/1, 4, 7–12, 2627/1–4.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1979,0101.2598
2 2     P: 684 SNG 507 = Wa 4344
3 3     V: GR 35423
4 4     M&M 41, 18 June 1976, lot 568