RPC VII.2, 2735

 

Image of specimen #9

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2735
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 laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ANTIOCHIA COLONIA, S R, FORTVNA
Edition Antiochia colonia s(ocia) R(omanorum) Fortuna(e)
Translation the colony of Antioch, ally of the Romans, to Fortuna
Reverse design shrine, on inscribed base, with arched pediment and four columns enclosing Fortuna of Antioch standing left, holding patera over altar and sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 35 mm
Average weight 24.83 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference Krzyżanowska XX/84
Specimens 10 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1970,0909.177
2 2     P: 173 SNG 1220 = Wa 3605
3 3     B: 18273772, Löbb.
4 4     B. Michaux coll.
5 5     C. Rhodes coll.
6 6     CNG EA 148, 20 Sept. 2006, lot 272 = CNG EA 115, 25 May 2005, lot 257 = Kölmer Münzkabinett 54, 11 Nov. 1991, lot 336
7 7     Falghera 2176
8 8     Gorny & Mosch 212, 5 Mar. 2013, lot 2471
9 9     ✸ R. Hoppensteadt coll. = Lanz 36, 21 Apr. 1986, lot 798 = M&M GmbH 11, 7 Nov. 2002, lot 110
10 10     Sternberg 7, 24 Nov. 1977, lot 787