RPC VII.2, 1852

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1852
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Calchedon
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Nominative Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΚΑΛΧΑΔΟΝΙΩΝ
Reverse design temple with four columns and rounded pediment enclosing cult statue of Apollo holding patera; at his feet, lighted altar
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Axis 7, 12
Reference Rec —
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     C SNG Lewis 1291
2 2     ✸ C. Rhodes coll. = Savoca EA 33 Silver, 12 May 2019, lot 225
3 3     Kölner Münzkabinett 106, 11 Mar. 2017, lot 333
4 4     SNG vA 499