RPC VII.2, 3265

 

Image of specimen #7

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3265
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 ϹΕ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Σε(βαστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΙΑϹ, ΕΤΟΥϹ Δ, Β ΝΕ (in field)
Edition μητροπ(όλεως) Καισαρίας ἔτους δʹ βʹ νε(ωκόρου)
Translation of the metropolis of Caesarea, of year 4, twice neocorate
Reverse design view of Mount Argaeus; above, wreath
Metal silver
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 8.74 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference Ganschow 869a; Bland 1991a, 23
Specimens 9 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 18274504, Löbb. Bland 1991a, 23.1
2 2     B: 18274505, Löbb. Bland 1991a, 23.2
3 3     Bland 1991a, 23.3
4 4     CNG EA 248, 26 Jan. 2011, lot 290
5 5     CNG EA 251, 9 Mar. 2011, lot 229
6 6     CNG EA 253, 6 Apr. 2011, lot 239
7 7     ✸ CNG EA 280, 6 June 2012, lot 84
8 8     Henseler 1311 = Ganschow 869a = Münzen & Medaillen Deutschland 1, 1997, lot 465
9 9     B. Michaux coll. = Savoca 205, 6 Apr. 2024 lot 285