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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Geographic - All Periods| > |Anatolia| > |Cilicia| > RP81225
Gordian III, 29 July 238 - 25 February 244 A.D., Seleucia Ad Calycadnum, Cilicia
|Cilicia|, |Gordian| |III,| |29| |July| |238| |-| |25| |February| |244| |A.D.,| |Seleucia| |Ad| |Calycadnum,| |Cilicia|, Seleucia ad Calycadnum (Silifke in southern Turkey today) was founded by Seleucus I Nicator between 296 and 280 B.C. It remained independent until the creation of the Roman province of Cilicia in 72 A.D. Remains of the ancient city include its Corinthian temple, converted into a church in late antiquity, a large Early Byzantine cistern, and an extensive Roman and Christian necropolis
RP81225. Bronze AE 33, SNGvA 5841 (same dies); BMC Lycaonia p. 137, 39; cf. SNG Levante 772 (rev. leg.); SNG BnF 1024 (same); SNG PfPS -; SNG Hunterian -, aVF, well centered, nice green patina, scratch on obverse, Seleuceia ad Calycadnum (Silifke, Turkey) mint, weight 13.585g, maximum diameter 32.9mm, die axis 180o, 241 - 244 A.D.; obverse ANTΩNIOC ΓOPΔIANOC CE/BAC (last three letters in second clockwise line in right field), laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; two countermarks; reverse CEΛEYKEΩ-N TΩ ΠPOETΩ - KAΛY-KAΔN/Ω (clockwise from lower left, ending in two clockwise lines in right field), Tyche of Seleucia seated left, turreted, right hand resting on summit of a small distyle shrine inscribed CVN/TEΛ/IAC in three lines, cornucopia in left hand; rare; SOLD











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