RPC VII.2, 3231

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3231
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 ΑΝΤΩ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντώ(νιος) Γορδιανὸς Σε(βαστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design radiate and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΙΑ Β ΝΕ, ΕΤ Γ
Edition Μητροπ(όλεως) Καισαρία(ς) βʹ νε(ωκόρου) ἔτ(ους) γʹ
Translation of the metropolis Caesarea, twice neocorate, year 3
Reverse design view of Mount Argaeus
Metal silver
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 9.21 g
Axis 6
Reference Ganschow 854d; Bland 1991a —
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Henseler 1296 = Lanz 154, 11 June 2012, lot 442
2 2     B. Michaux coll. = Bay 4, 5 July 2024, lot 461