RPC VII.2, 2728

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2728
Province Galatia
Region Pisidia
City Antioch
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ANTIOCHIA COLONIA CAESARI, S R
Reverse design Securitas (?) seated right, holding short sceptre (or branch?), resting head upon hand
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Axis 12
Reference Krzyżanowska —
Specimens 4 (0 in the core collections)
Note On the identification of the figure on the rev., see introduction.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B. Michaux coll.
2 2     C. Rhodes coll.
3 3     ✸ CNG EA 264, 21 Sept. 2011, lot 290
4 4     Grün 64, 20 Nov. 2014, lot 2103 = Gorny 81, 1997, lot 519