RPC VII.2, 3232

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3232
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
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Σε(βαστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ(ΙΑϹ) Β Ν(Ε), ΕΤ Γ
Edition Μητροπ(όλεως) Καισαρίας 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 24 mm
Average weight 8.80 g
Axis 12
Reference Ganschow 854b; Bland 1991a, 9
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 713 Bland 1991a, 9.1
2 2     ✸ Henseler 1295 = Künker 49, 15 June 1999, lot 314 = Ganschow 854b
3 3     VAuctions 254, 28 Oct. 2010, lot 44 = Ganschow 854b