RPC VII.2, 2903

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2903
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) ΚΑ(ΛΥΚΑΔΝΩ), ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΑϹ
Edition Σελευκέων τῶ(ν) πρός τῷ Καλυκάδνῳ Ἐλευθέρας
Translation of the Seleucians by the Calycadnus river, free
Reverse design Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Average weight 14.88 g
Axis 5, 6
Specimens 12 (5 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1961,0301.409
2 2     ✸ L: HPB,p132.3.C BMC 41
3 3     P: 959 SNG 1027
5 5     Mu
6 6     NY: 1944.100.54216
7 7     A-KIKPE SNG Pfalz 1073
8 8     Athena 2, 4 Oct. 1988, lot 439
9 9     C. Rhodes coll.
10 10     CNG EA 127, 23 Nov. 2005, lot 183
11 11     Lanz 62, 26 Nov. 1992, lot 802
12 12     Naumann 48, 20 Nov. 2016, lot 472
13 13     Private coll.