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
Nominative Imperator 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)
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
Reference Ganschow 856; Bland 1991a —
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
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Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Henseler 1300