RPC VII.2, 2898

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2898
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Trachea
City Seleucia ad Calycadnum
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΜΑΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΟϹ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Nominative Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ϹΕΛΕΥΚΕΩΝ, ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΑϹ, ΚΑΛΥ
Reverse design Hermes advancing right, extending hand, holding winged caduceus and chlamys, facing Artemis standing left, extending hand, holding bow, with river god Calycadnus reclining left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Axis 5, 6
Specimens 3 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 18273919, Löbb.
2 2     B: 18273918, I-B MG p. 364, no. 47
3 3     ✸ C: Leake 5276