RPC VII.2, 2915

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2915
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Trachea
City Seleucia ad Calycadnum
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΝΤΩΝΙΟϹ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒΑΤΟϹ (sic)
Edition Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανὸς Σεβα<σ>τός
Translation Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ϹΕΛΕΥΚΕΩΝ ΤΩ ΠΡΟϹ ΚΑΛΥΚΑ
Edition σελευκέων τῶ(ν) πρός Καλυκά(δνῳ)
Translation of the Seleucians by the Calycadnus
Reverse design Athena advancing right, brandishing spear, holding aegis, attacking serpent-footed giant hurling stone with right hand
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 12.73 g
Axis 6, 7
Specimens 9 (3 in the core collections)
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 951 SNG 1011
2 2     NY: 1953.171.1354
3 3     V: GR 18947
4 4     A-KIKPE SNG Pfalz 1069
5 5     V-ON SNG Leypold 2604
6 6     C. Rhodes coll.
7 7     CNG EA 196, 1 Oct. 2008, lot 112
8 8     CNG EA 90, 26 May 2004, lot 261 = SNG Levante 764 = Lanz 30, 26 Nov. 1984, lot 742
9 9     CNG Triton V, 15 Jan. 2002, lot 1750 = M&M FPL 508, Mar. 1988, lot 22