RPC VII.2, 3235

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3235
Province Cappadocia
Region Cappadocia
City Caesarea
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue Year Γ = 3
Dating AD 240
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟ ϹΕ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανὸς Σεβαστός Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸ(ς) Σε(βαστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, left, seen from front, raising right hand, and holding eagle-headed pugio
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΙΑϹ, ΕΤΟΥ[Ϲ Γ], Β ΝΕ (in field)
Edition μητροπόλεως Καισαρίας ἔτους γʹ βʹ νεωκόρου μητροπ(όλεως) Καισαρίας ἔτους γʹ βʹ νε(ωκόρου)
Translation of the metropolis Caesarea, year 3, twice neocorate
Reverse design view of Mount Argaeus
Metal silver
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 7.91 g
Axis 12
Reference Ganschow 855e; Bland 1991a, 4
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
Note This coin may be attributed to year 3 on the grounds of its obverse bust.
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1975,0411.166 Bland 1991a, 4.1