RPC VII.2, 2890

 

Image of specimen #7

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2890
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Trachea
City Seleucia ad Calycadnum
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΝΤΩΝΙΟϹ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒΑ
Edition Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανὸς Σεβα(στός)
Translation Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ϹΕΛΕΥΚΕΩΝ ΤΩ ΠΡΟϹ ΤΩ ΚΑΛΥΚΑΔΝΩ
Edition Σελευκέων τῶ(ν) πρός τῷ Καλυκάδνῳ
Translation of the Seleucians by the Calycadnus
Reverse design Aphrodite standing right, holding mirror; on the left, small Eros, standing right, holding a long torch with both hands; on the right, two birds drinking from basin
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Average weight 15.86 g
Axis 5, 6, 7
Specimens 8 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 18273926, Löbb.
2 2     B: 18273927, Rauch GM p. 579
3 3     C. Rhodes coll. = CNG EA 269, 30 Nov. 2011, lot 266
4 4     CNG 53, 15 Mar. 2000, lot 1142
5 5     M&M AG 81, 18 Sept. 1995, lot 646
6 6     M&M AG FPL 586, May 1995, lot 44
7 7     ✸ Roma Numismatics EA 21, 31 Oct. 2015, lot 548
8 8     F. Jarman coll.