RPC VII.2, 2878

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2878
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Trachea
City Celenderis
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue With Gordian in the nominative
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΝ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΚΕΛΕΝΔΕΡΕΙΤωΝ
Reverse design Athena standing left, holding spear with a serpent twined around it and shield resting on ground
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Axis 6, 7
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same pair of dies. 1–2: same rev. die as 2881/1.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1975,0411.327 Watson 621 corr. (given to Laerte)
2 2     CGT coll. = CNG EA 328, 11 June 2014, lot 314