RPC VII.2, 3201

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3201
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Anazarbus
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue Year ΑΞϹ = 261
Dating AD 242/3
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Σε(βαστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΑΝΑΖΑΡΒΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠ
Edition Ἀναζάρβου μητροπ(όλεως)
Translation of Anazarbus, metropolis
Reverse design the three Charites; small thymiaterion on either side
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 6.95 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Ziegler, Anazarbos, 685–6
Specimens 5 (0 in the core collections)
Note These coins lack a date, but have probably been minted in year 261 (= AD 242/3), as the same reverse type occurs only in that year.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Burstein coll. 31
2 2     Burstein coll. 32
3 3     CNG EA 230, 24 Mar. 2010, lot 211
4 4     ✸ Peus Auctions 410, 31 Oct. 2013, lot 719
5 5     Ziegler 1107