RPC VII.2, 2676

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2676
Province Lycia-Pamphylia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Trachea
City Colybrassus
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 front
Reverse inscription ΚΟΛΥΒΡΑϹϹΕΩΝ
Edition Κολυβρασσέων
Translation of the Colybrassians
Reverse design Athena standing left, holding spear and shield; to right, tree
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 8.20 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Watson 595
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same pair of dies. 1–2: same obv. die as 2677/1–7, 2683/1–12 (Carallia). 1–2: same rev. die as RPC VI 5999/1–4, 7, RPC VI 6000/1–6.
Note The rev. die was used under Maximinus (e.g. SNG P 546).
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 18273398, Fox
2 2     ✸ CGT coll. = Auctiones EA 29, 21 Sept. 2014, lot 48