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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 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)
Specimens of this coin type
Number
Number
Obverse
Reverse
Museum
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Diameter
Weight
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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. (on silver coins) (on reverse)) ; ΜΗΤΡΟΠ Κ[ ]ΔΙΑΝ[ ]Κ
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2
2
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Aufhäuser 17, 18 Mar. 2003, lot 508
24
9.75
Rev.: GIC 849 (Tyche head r. (on silver coins) (on reverse))
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