RPC VII.2, 3253

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3253
Province Cappadocia
Region Cappadocia
City Caesarea
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue Year Δ = 4
Dating AD 241
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹƐ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, r., seen from front
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠ ΚΑΙϹΑ Β Ν(Ɛ), ƐΤ Δ
Reverse design view of Mount Argaeus
Metal Silver
Average diameter 24 mm
Axis 12
Reference Ganschow 866b; Bland 1991a, 26
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Note Rev.: B NƐ (Ganschow 866b; Bland 1991a, 26); B N (Ganschow —, Bland —)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Cop SNG 304 = Bland 1991a, 26.1 = Ganschow 866b
2 2     ✸ Pecunem Gitbud Numismatik 1, 11 Dec. 2016, lot 99 = Münzzentrum 184, 16 May 2018, lot 332