RPC VII.2, 2737

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2737
Province Galatia
Region Pisidia
City Antioch
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG
Nominative Imperator 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
Reverse design temple with stairs and six columns enclosing Mên standing right, wearing Phrygian cap, foot on bucranium, holding sceptre and Victory (standing right, on globe, holding trophy), resting elbow on column; behind his shoulders, crescent; to left, cock standing, left; two victories holding shield on pediment
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 35 mm
Axis 6, 7
Reference Krzyżanowska —
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     C. Rhodes coll.
2 2     ✸ C. Rhodes coll. = N&N London EA 15, 15 Apr. 2023, lot 247