RPC VII.2, 2713

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2713
Province Galatia
Region Pisidia
City Antioch
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Person (rev.) 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 laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription CAES ANTIOCH COL, S R
Edition Caes(area) Antioch(ia) col(onia) S(ocia) R(omanorum)
Translation Colony of Caesarea Antioch, ally of the Romans
Reverse design Gordian III riding on galloping horse left, raising arm, holding sceptre; in front of him, soldier advancing left, head right, raising arm, holding spear; behind, two soldiers advancing left, holding spear
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Average weight 24.66 g
Axis 6, 7, 12
Reference Krzyżanowska IV/15
Specimens 11 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1979,0101.2438 SNG vA 4955
2 2     B: 18273597, Löbb.
3 3     Bern: N/82.1350 SNG Righetti 1350
4 4     C. Rhodes coll. = CNG 91, 19 Sept. 2012, lot 548
5 5     CGT coll.
6 6     CGT coll. = Naville 22, 1 May 2016, lot 297
7 7     CNG 90, 23 May 2012, lot 1070 = Sternberg 11, 20 Nov. 1981, lot 338
8 8     CNG EA 270, 14 Dec. 2011, lot 228
9 9     Krzyżanowska IV/15 = ex H. Hommel coll.
10 10     Schulten, 11 Apr. 1988, lot 906 = Emporium Hamburg 10, 22 Oct. 1987, lot 145
11 11     Boston: 63.875