RPC VII.2, 3223


Image of specimen #2

Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/7.2/3223 json ttl rdf xml
Volume	VII.2
Number	3223
Province	Cappadocia
Region	Cappadocia
City	Caesarea
Reign	Gordian III
Person (obv.)	Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue	Year Γ = 3
Dating	AD 240
Obverse inscription	ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹƐ
Nominative	Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design	laureate and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, l., seen from front, holding spear over shoulder and shield (decorated with figure standing l., holding spear, crowned by Nike)
Reverse inscription	ΜΗΤΡΟΠ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΙ ΟΙΚ, ƐΤ Γ, Β ΝƐ (in field)
Reverse design	agonistic crown containing two palm branches; above, small view of Mount Argaeus
Metal	Silver
Average diameter	24 mm
Axis	12
Reference	Ganschow 861c; Bland 1991a, 16
Specimens	2 (1 in the core collections)

Number	Number	Obverse	Reverse	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	Note	More
1	1			NY: 1944.100.72308	Bland 1991a, 16.1	24.7	7.29	12	Rev.: GIC 849 (Tyche head r. (on silver coins) (on reverse)) ; ΜΗΤΡΟΠ Κ[ ]ΔΙΑΝ[ ]Κ	Show
2	2 ✸				Aufhäuser 17, 18 Mar. 2003, lot 508	24	9.75		Rev.: GIC 849 (Tyche head r. (on silver coins) (on reverse))	Show