RPC VII.2, 2921

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2921
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
Edition Μᾶρ(κος) Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανὸς Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ϹΕΛΕΥΚΕΩΝ ΚΑΛΥΚΑ
Edition Σελευκέων Καλυκα(δνῷ)
Translation of the Seleucians of Calycadnum
Reverse design Dionysus riding in biga of panthers, right, holding thyrsus and cantharus; at right, satyr standing left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Average weight 14.44 g
Axis 5, 6
Specimens 6 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ C: Mossop
2 2     Winterthur: G 6441
3 3     Yale: 2008.83.131 CNG EA 90, 26 May 2004, lot 264 = SNG Levante 775
4 4     C. Rhodes coll. = Naumann 63, 4 Mar. 2018, lot 412 (Vogl coll.)
5 5     Boston: 63.3046
6 6     B. Michaux coll. = Savoca 163, 13 May 2023, lot 838