RPC VII.2, 2893

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2893
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 front
Reverse inscription ϹΕΛΕΥΚΕΩΝ, ΚΑ, ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΑϹ
Edition Σελευκέων Κα(λυκάδνῳ) ἐλευθέρας
Translation of the Seleucians (by the) Calycadnus river, of the free (city)
Reverse design Aphrodite standing right, holding mirror, between two small Erotes, standing facing each other, each holding a long torch with both hands
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Average weight 18.84 g
Axis 6
Specimens 5 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 961 SNG 1029
2 2     B: 18273924, 1917/200
3 3     V: GR 34547
4 4     CGT coll.
5 5     SNG Levante 774