RPC VII.2, 2183

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2183
Province Lycia-Pamphylia
Region Lycia
City Patara
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 ΠΑΤΑΡΕωΝ
Edition Παταρέων
Translation of the Patarians
Reverse design Apollo standing left, holding laurel branch and bow; in front, raven on omphalos
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 19.90 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference vA Lykien, —
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3: same obv. die as 2184/1–3, 7, 11–12, 14, 16–17, 19, 25, 2193/8.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Arycanda excavations (ARY 79-23) = Tek, Arykanda 2002, no. 982
2 2     C. Rhodes coll.
3 3     ✸ R. Reynaudo coll. = Savoca 35 Silver, 3 Aug. 2019, lot 304