RPC VII.2, 2926

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2926
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Trachea
City Seleucia ad Calycadnum
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΜΑΡ ΑΝΤΩΝ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Μᾶρ(κος) Ἀντών(ιος) Γορδιανός
Translation Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ϹΕΛΕΥΚΕΩΝ ΚΑΛΥΚΑΔΝΩ
Edition Σελευκέων Καλυκαδνῷ
Translation of the Seleucians of Calycadnum
Reverse design river god Calycadnus reclining left, holding poppy and ears of corn, resting on urn from which water flows
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 12.77 g
Axis 6
Specimens 6 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     C. Rhodes coll.
2 2     CNG EA 90, 26 May 2004, lot 265 = SNG Levante Supp. 201 = Athena 2, 4 Oct. 1988, lot 442
3 3     ✸ Gorny & Mosch 233, 6 Oct. 2015, lot 2090
4 4     M&M AG 81, 18 Sept. 1995, lot 647
5 5     Müller 30, 11 Sept. 1980, lot 580 = Schulten, 11 Apr. 1988, lot 949
6 6     CNG EA 549, 1 Nov. 2023, lot 1005 (part of)