RPC VII.2, 2727

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2727
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 Salus standing left, feeding serpent raising from altar, and holding long caduceus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Average weight 25.06 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference Krzyżanowska I/5
Specimens 9 (4 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: 1979,0101.2447 SNG vA 8578
2 2     P: 135 SNG 1244
3 3     C: 121-1961 SNG 5138
4 4     NY: 1944.100.51060
5 5     CGT coll.
6 6     CNG EA 237, 21 July 2010, lot 125
7 7     Linnartz FPL 20, 1999, lot 195
8 8     Numismatica 13, 9 Nov. 1976, lot 674
9 9     Numismatik Naumann 49, 8 Jan. 2017, lot 469