RPC VII.2, 2665

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2665
Province Lycia-Pamphylia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Trachea
City Casae
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) 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 ΚΑϹΑΤΩΝ
Edition Κασάτων
Translation of the Casatians
Reverse design Zeus seated right, holding sceptre; at his feet, eagle
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Average weight 14.23 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Watson 585
Specimens 5 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1, 3–5: same obv. die as 2662/1–4, 6–10.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1973/64 SNG 526
2 2     A SNG Soutzos 1648
3 3     Boston: 1982.394
4 4     ✸ Winterthur: G 7070 Münzzentrum 74, 11 Nov. 1992, lot 274 = Künker 21, 16 Mar. 1992, lot 882 = Aufhäuser 7, 7 Oct. 1990, lot 602
5 5     SNG Levante 304 = CNG EA 106, 19 Jan. 2005, lot 191