RPC VII.2, 3293

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3293
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 ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟ(Π) ΚΑΙϹΑ Β Ν, ΕΤ Δ
Edition μητροπ(όλεως) Καισα(ρίας) βʹ ν(εωκόρου) ἔτ(ους) δʹ
Translation of the metropolis of Caesarea, twice neocorate, year 4
Reverse design view of Mount Argaeus
Metal silver
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 3.10 g
Axis 12
Reference Ganschow 875l–m; Bland 1991a —
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Note Rev. legend reads ΜΗΤΡΟ (Ganschow 875l) or ΜΗΤΡΟΠ (Ganschow 875m).
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Henseler 1324 = Gorny & Mosch 233, 6 Oct. 2015, lot 2115 = Ganschow 875l
2 2     Henseler 1325 = Naumann 45, 3 July 2016, lot 581 = Ganschow 875m