RPC VII.2, 2923

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2923
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Trachea
City Seleucia ad Calycadnum
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΜΑΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΟϹ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Μᾶρ(κος) Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανός
Translation Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ϹΕΛΕΥΚΕΩΝ
Edition Σελευκέων
Translation of the Seleucians
Reverse design Hades (?) standing facing adbucting Persephone (?) falling facing, head left; above, small Eros flying; below, vase
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 11.16 g
Axis 7
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ F. Jarman coll.
2 2     Zeus Budget 12, 28 Aug. 2020, lot 1493
3 3     Zeus EA 19, 8 Aug. 2021, lot 249