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VII.2, 3223
Image of specimen #2
Coin type
URI
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/7.2/3223
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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 Ϲ
Ε
Edition
Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Σε(βαστός)
Translation
Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design
laureate and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, left, seen from front, holding spear over shoulder and shield (decorated with figure standing left, holding spear, crowned by Nike)
Reverse inscription
ΜΗΤΡΟΠ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΙ ΟΙΚ,
Ε
Τ Γ, Β Ν
Ε
(in field)
Edition
μητροπ(όλεως) Καισαρ(ίας) Γορδιάνι(α) οἰκ(ουμενικὰ) ἔτ(ους) γʹ βʹ νε(ωκόρου)
Translation
of the metropolis Caesarea, the Gordian open (games), year 3, twice (neocorate)
Reverse design
agonistic crown containing two palm branches; above, small view of Mount Argaeus
Metal
silver
Average diameter
24 mm
Average weight
8.52 g
Axis
6, 12
Reference
Ganschow 861c; Bland 1991a, 16
Specimens
2 (1 in the core collections)
Specimens of this coin type
#
Specimen
Obverse
Reverse
Museum
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Diameter
Weight
Axis
Note
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1
1
NY: 1944.100.72308
Bland 1991a, 16.1
24.7
7.29
12
Rev.: GIC 849 (Tyche head r.) ; ΜΗΤΡΟΠ Κ[ ]ΔΙΑΝ[ ]Κ
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2
2
✸
Nomos 32, 8 June 2024, lot 221 = Aufhäuser 17, 18 Mar. 2003, lot 508
23
9.75
6
Rev.: GIC 849 (Tyche head r.)
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