RPC VII.2, 2892

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2892
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 ΚΑΛΥΚΑΔ
Edition Σελευκέων τῶ(ν) πρὸς τῷ Καλυκάδ(νῳ)
Translation of the Seleucians by the Calycadnus
Reverse design Aphrodite standing right, holding mirror, between two small Erotes, standing facing each other, each holding a long torch with both hands
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Average weight 17.20 g
Axis 6, 7
Specimens 15 (4 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1902,0610.52
2 2     P: 963 SNG 1021 = Wa 4470
3 3     B: 18273921, I-B
4 4     NY: 1953.171.681
5 5     V-ON SNG Leypold 2601
6 6     Winterthur: G 4640 GrMW III, 360
7 7     C. Rhodes coll.
8 8     CNG 26, 11 June 1993, lot 595
9 9     CNG EA 127, 23 Nov. 2005, lot 186 = DeMarco 2, 23 Mar. 1997, lot 62
10 10     CNG EA 225, 13 Jan. 2010, lot 270
11 11     CNG EA 304, 12 June 2013, lot 238
12 12     CNG MBS 69, 8 June 2005, lot 1125 = SNG Levante 773 = SNG vA 5839
13 13     Lanz 62, 26 Nov. 1992, lot 803
14 14     Tahberer 1219
15 15     TMC coll. = Biga Numismatics EA 25, 9 Dec. 2023, lot 341