RPC VII.2, 2882

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2882
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Trachea
City Celenderis
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue With Gordian in the accusative
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΝ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟΝ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΚΕΛΕΝΔΕΡΙΤωΝ
Reverse design Poseidon standing left, holding dolphin and trident
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Axis 6, 12
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–4: same pair of dies. 1–4: same obv. die as 2883/1.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ NY: 1944.100.53217
2 2     Bern: N/82.1529 SNG Righetti 1529
3 3     C. Rhodes coll. = CNG EA 349, 22 Apr. 2015, lot 290 = SNG Levante 553
4 4     CNG EA 73, 17 Sept. 2003, lot 88