RPC VII.2, 3225


Image of specimen #2

Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/7.2/3225 json ttl rdf xml
Volume	VII.2
Number	3225
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 ϹΕ
Nominative	Imperator 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 trophy between captive seated facing right and figure standing left)
Reverse inscription	ΜΗΤΡΟΠ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΙΑ Β ΝΕ, ΕΤ Γ
Reverse design	agonistic crown containing two palm branches; above, small view of Mount Argaeus
Metal	silver
Average diameter	28 mm
Axis	11, 12
Reference	Ganschow 860; Bland 1991a, 17
Specimens	2 (1 in the core collections)

Number	Number	Obverse	Reverse	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	Note	More
1	1			B: 18274496, Löbb.	Bland 1991a, 17.1	27	9.23	11	Rev.: GIC 849 (Tyche head r. (on silver coins) (on reverse)) ; pierced	Show
2	2 ✸				Roma Numismatics XIX, 26 Mar. 2020, lot 672	28.1	9.64	12		Show