RPC VII.2, 2889

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2889
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Trachea
City Seleucia ad Calycadnum
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus) ; Tranquillina (Augusta)
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΟϹ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕ ΚΑΙ ϹΑΒΙΝΙΑΝ ΤΡΑΝΚΥΛΛΙΝΑΝ (sic) ϹΕΒ
Edition Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανὸς Σε(βαστὸς) καὶ Σαβινίαν Τρανκυλλίναν Σεβ(αστήν)
Translation Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus and for Sabinia Tranquillina Augusta
Obverse design confronted busts of Gordian III, radiate, draped and cuirassed, right, seen from rear, and Tranquillina, diademed and draped bust, left
Reverse inscription ϹΕΛΕΥΚΕΩΝ ΤΩ ΠΡΟϹ ΤΩ ΚΑΛΥΚΑΔΝΩ, ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΑϹ
Edition Σελευκέων τῶ(ν) πρός τῷ Καλυκάδνῳ Ἐλευθέρας
Translation of the Seleucians by the Calycadnus river, free
Reverse design confronted busts of Tyche, draped, right, and Apollo, laureate and draped, left; behind Tyche, cornucopia; behind Apollo, branch and quiver
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Average weight 24.04 g
Axis 5, 6
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 18273953, Löbb.
2 2     B: 18273952, Löbb.
3 3     ✸ CNG EA 336, 8 Oct. 2014, lot 177
4 4     Gorny & Mosch 48, 2 Apr. 1990, lot 521
5 5     CNG MBS 69, 8 June 2005, lot 1126