RPC VII.2, 2752

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2752
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 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 vexillum with eagle between two standards surmounted by eagles
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 12.03 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference Krzyżanowska ΧΧVII/102–3
Specimens 13 (5 in the core collections)
Die-links 1, 3–5, 8–12: same pair of dies. 1–5, 8–12: same obv. die as 2774/1–23 (Iconium).
Note Krzyżanowska ΧΧVII/102 records a coin in P (11.77 g), which could not be found.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 166 SNG 1247
2 2     B: 18273787, Löbb.
3 3     B: 18273788, Rauch
4 4     ✸ C: 118-1961
5 5     O
6 6     V-ON SNG Leypold 2006
7 7     Aufhäuser 4, 7 Oct. 1987, lot 409
8 8     CGT coll. = Savoca London 6 Blue, 5 Oct. 2019, lot 539
9 9     Rauch E-12, 23 Mar. 2013, lot 627
10 10     Schenk-Behrens 71, 13 June 1996, lot 669
11 11     Schulten, 19 Apr. 1988, lot 590 = Schulten, 11 Apr. 1988, lot 927
12 12     SNG vA 8579
13 13     B. Michaux coll. = Rex Numismatics 1, 15 July 2023, lot 257