RPC VII.2, 2693

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2693
Province Galatia
Region Pisidia
City Antioch
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG
Edition Imp(erator) Caes(ar) M(arcus) Ant(onius) Gordianus Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ANTIOCHIA COLONIA CAESARIA, S R
Edition Antiochia colonia Caesaria s(ocia) R(omanorum)
Translation Caesarean colony of Antioch, ally of the Romans
Reverse design Annona seated right, holding stern of ship; at feet, Cupid standing left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Average weight 26.16 g
Axis 1, 6, 7
Reference Krzyżanowska I/2
Specimens 14 (6 in the core collections)
Note On the identification of the figure on the rev., see introduction.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L BMC 78
2 2     B: 18273576, I-B
3 3     C McClean 8959
4 4     Cop SNG 72
5 5     NY: 1973.191.65
6 6     V: GR 27528
7 7     Bern: N/82.1346 SNG Righetti 1346
8 8     B. Michaux coll.
9 9     C. Rhodes coll.
10 10     CGT coll. = Saint Paul 8, 9 July 2017, lot 333
11 11     CNG EA 126, 9 Nov. 2005, lot 234
12 12     Falghera 2160
13 13     Gärtner 31, 20 June 2015, lot 28052
14 14     SNG vA 8577