RPC VII.2, 2937

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2937
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Trachea
City Corycus
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ(Ω) ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανός Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντώ(νιος) Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordian
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΚΩΡΥΚΙΩΤΩΝ ΑΥΤΟΝΟ
Edition Κωρυκιωτῶν αὐτονόμων Κωρυκιωτῶν αὐτονό(μων)
Translation of the Corycians, autonomous
Reverse design Poseidon standing left, holding dolphin and trident, right foot on prow of ship
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 9.77 g
Axis 4, 5, 6, 9, 11
Specimens 10 (4 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1869,0703.40 BMC 16
2 2     P: 498 SNG 1113 = Wa 4256
3 3     B: 18273727, 1873
4 4     C: Mossop
5 5     V-ON SNG Leypold 2488 = Künker 23, 30 Sept. 1992, lot 653
6 6     B. Michaux coll. = ex M. Mihalka coll.
7 7     C. Rhodes coll.
8 8     Kricheldorf 30, 5 Apr. 1976, lot 232
9 9     Papillon Numismatic 5, 6 Mar. 2021, lot 530
10 10     Tahberer 902