RPC VII.2, 3244

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3244
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 ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανὸς Σεβαστός Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Σεβ(αστός)
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, ΕΤ Γ, Β ΝΕ (in field)
Edition μητροπόλεως Καισαρίας ἔτους γʹ βʹ νεωκόρου μητροπ(όλεως) Καισαρ(ίας) ἔτ(ους) γʹ βʹ νε(ωκόρου)
Translation of the metropolis Caesarea, year 3, twice neocorate
Reverse design view of Mount Argaeus with figure of god (Zeus? or Helios?) on top, standing left, holding sceptre
Metal silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 8.25 g
Reference Ganschow 856; Bland 1991a —
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