RPC VII.2, 1665

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1665
Province Moesia Inferior
Region Moesia
City Callatis
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Αὔγ(ουστος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordian Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΚΑΛΛΑΤΙΑΝΩΝ, Ε
Edition Καλλατιανῶν εʹ
Translation of the Callatians, 5
Reverse design Sarapis standing left, raising arm, holding sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 11.16 g
Axis 6
Reference AMNG —
Specimens 4 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B. Michaux coll.
2 2     C. Preda, ‘Monede coloniale rare şi inedite—Histria, Callatis şi Tomis—din tezaurul de la Mangalia’, SCN IV (1968), pp. 223–37, no. 10
3 3     CGT coll.
4 4     ✸ Gorny & Mosch EA 247, 10 Mar. 2017, lot 4123 = M&M GmbH 16, 19 May 2005, lot 218 (Righetti coll.)