RPC VII.2, 3242

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3242
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 ϹΕΒΑ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΙ, ΕΤ Γ, Β ΝΕ (in field)
Reverse design view of Mount Argaeus; above, star
Metal silver
Average diameter 24 mm
Axis 12
Reference Ganschow 858b; Bland 1991a, 7; S 600b
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 18274491, Löbb. Bland 1991a, 7.1
2 2     ✸ NY: 1944.100.72306 Bland 1991a, 7.2
3 3     CGB Monnaies 21, 18 June 2004, lot 3023