RPC VII.2, 2701

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2701
Province Galatia
Region Pisidia
City Antioch
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AV
Edition Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus Imp(erator) Caes(ar) M(arcus) Ant(onius) Gordianus Au(gustus)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordian Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ANTIOCHIA, COLONIA, S R
Edition Antiochia colonia socia Romanorum Antiochia colonia s(ocia) R(omanorum)
Translation the colony of Antioch, ally of the Romans
Reverse design Fortuna of Antioch (as Concordia) standing left, holding sceptre, between six standards (three on each side, the standard in the middle of each side is surmounted by an eagle)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Average weight 25.07 g
Axis 5, 6
Reference Krzyżanowska VI/21
Specimens 6 (1 in the core collections)
Note On the identification of the figure on the rev., see introduction.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1894,0402.167 BMC 89
2 2     Aufhäuser FPL 5, Nov. 1984, lot 61
3 3     C. Rhodes coll.
4 4     Emporium Hamburg 72, 13 Nov. 2014, lot 654
6 6     Münzzentrum 61, 18 Mar. 1987, lot 267 = Schulten, 22 Oct. 1985, lot 616
7 7     Private coll.