RPC VII.2, 3271

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3271
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(ΑΙ) Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Σε(βαστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antoninus Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΑΙϹΑ Β Ν(Ε), ΕΤ Δ
Edition μητρο(πόλεως) Καισα(ρίας) βʹ νε(ωκόρου) ἔτ(ους) δʹ
Translation of metropolis Caesarea, twice neocorate, year 4
Reverse design view of Mount Argaeus; above, to left and right, pellet
Metal silver
Average diameter 21 mm
Average weight 5.29 g
Axis 12
Reference Ganschow 872a–b; Bland 1991a, 41 corr.
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: 18274508, Rauch Bland 1991a, 41.1
2 2     Künker 204, 12 Mar. 2012, lot 794 = Ganschow 872a corr.
3 3     B. Michaux coll. = Rönesans 12, 23 June 2024, lot 403