RPC VII.2, 1853

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1853
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Calchedon
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥ
Nominative Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΚΑΛΧΑΔΟΝΙΩΝ
Reverse design serpent coiled around tripod
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Axis 12
Reference Rec —
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     NY: 1944.100.42035
2 2     ✸ B. Michaux coll. = ex M. Mihalka coll.