RPC VII.2, 2728

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2728
Province Galatia
Region Pisidia
City Antioch
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG
Edition Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus 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 ANTIOCHIA COLONIA CAESARI, S R
Edition Antiochia colonia Caesaria socia Romanorum Antiochia colonia Caesari(a) s(ocia) R(omanorum)
Translation Caesarean colony of Antioch, ally of the Romans
Reverse design Securitas (?) seated right, holding short sceptre (or branch?), resting head upon hand
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Average weight 22.71 g
Axis 12
Reference Krzyżanowska —
Specimens 4 (0 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

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     B. Michaux coll.
2 2     C. Rhodes coll.
3 3     ✸ CNG EA 264, 21 Sept. 2011, lot 290
4 4     Grün 64, 20 Nov. 2014, lot 2103 = Gorny 81, 1997, lot 519