RPC VII.2, 3243


Image of specimen #2

Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/7.2/3243 json ttl rdf xml
Volume	VII.2
Number	3243
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 ϹΕΒΑϹ
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	26 mm
Axis	12
Reference	Ganschow 858c; Bland 1991a, 6; S 600a
Specimens	2 (1 in the core collections)

Number	Number	Obverse	Reverse	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	Note	More
1	1			Cop	SNG 303 = Bland 1991a, 6.1	27	7.57	12		Show
2	2 ✸				B. Michaux coll.	25	8.38	12	Rev.: GIC 849 (Tyche head r. (on silver coins) (on reverse))	Show