Roma Numismatics Ltd > E-Sale 5 | Auction date: 1 February 2014 |
Lot number: 505 | |
Lot description: Gordian III Æ23 of Seleukia ad Kalykadnos, Cilicia. AD 238-244. ΑΝΤΩΝΙΟΣ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟΣ ΣΕΒΑΣ Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΣΕΛΕ−ΥΚΕΩΝ ΤΩ ΠΡΟ ΠΟ [...], Europa, with veil billowing over her head, seated facing on bull charging to right, dolphin swimming right on waves below. SNG Levante -; SNG France -; SNG von Aulock 5843. Fine olive-green patina, Near Extremely Fine. Very Rare. The River Kalykadnos (Today Göksu = Blue Water) is 260 km long and streams throughout Antalya, Konya, Karaman and Mersin and has its delta east of the coastal village Taşucu and the city of Silifke = Seleukia ad Kalykadnos. Estimate: 400 GBP | ![]() |