RPC VII.2, 3248


Image of specimen #1

Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/7.2/3248 json ttl rdf xml
Volume	VII.2
Number	3248
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 ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕ
Nominative	Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design	laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription	ΜΗΤΡΟΠ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΙΑϹ, Β ΝΕ, ΕΤ(ΟΥϹ) Γ
Reverse design	draped bust of Tyche, right; on her head, small view of Mount Argaeus
Metal	silver
Average diameter	29 mm
Axis	12
Reference	Ganschow 862; Bland 1991a, 18; S 600 (incorrectly described as a didrachm)
Specimens	2 (1 in the core collections)
Note	Rev. legend reads ƐΤΟΥϹ Γ (Ganschow 862; Bland 1991a, 18; S 600) or ƐΤ Γ (Ganschow —; Bland 1991a, —).

Number	Number	Obverse	Reverse	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	Note	More
1	1 ✸			L: 1853,0512.214	BMC 340 = Bland 1991a, 18.1	29	6.74	12	this coin has been broken and repaired and the weight should be ignored	Show
2	2				Markov Fernauktion 9, 14 Dec. 2000, lot 102		9.60		Rev.: GIC 849 (Tyche head r. (on silver coins) (on reverse)) ; ƐΤ Γ	Show