RPC VII.2, 3295

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3295
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
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate head of Gordian III, right
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΑΙϹ(Α) Β Ν(Ε), ΕΤ Δ
Reverse design view of Mount Argaeus; to left, pellet
Metal silver
Average diameter 18 mm
Axis 6, 11, 12
Reference Ganschow 876a–c; Bland 1991a, 51–3
Specimens 36 (3 in the core collections)
Note Rev. legend reads ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΑΙϹ Β Ν (Ganschow 876a; Bland 1991a, 53), ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΑΙϹΑ Β Ν (Ganschow 876b; Bland 1991a, 52) or ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΑΙϹΑ Β ΝƐ (Ganschow 876c; Bland 1991a, 51).

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 18274510, Fox Bland 1991a 53.1
2 2     O: Milne Bland 1991a 52.1
3 3     V: GR 20201 Ganschow 876b
4 4     ✸ Agora 24, 13 Jan. 2015, lot 136 = Ganschow 876c
5 5     B. Michaux coll. = Ganschow 876b
6 6     B. Michaux coll. = Ganschow 876c
7 7     CGT coll. = Ganschow 876c
8 8     CNG 14, 20 Mar. 1991, lot 434 = Ganschow 876a
9 9     CNG EA 377, 29 June 2016, lot 244 = Ganschow 876a
10 10     CNG EA 407, 11 Oct. 2017, lot 278 = CNG EA 422, 13 June 2018, lot 403 = Ganschow 876a
11 11     CNG EA 429, 26 Sept. 2018, lot 274 = Ganschow 876c
12 12     CNG EA 429, 26 Sept. 2018, lot 275 = Ganschow 876c
13 13     CNG EA 429, 26 Sept. 2018, lot 276 = Ganschow 876a
14 14     CNG EA 430, 10 Oct. 2018, lot 263 = Ganschow 876a
15 15     CNG EA 431, 24 Oct. 2018, lot 315 = Ganschow 876a
16 16     Henseler 1326 = Ganschow 876a
17 17     Henseler 1327 = Ganschow 876c
18 18     Hirsch 293, 25 Sept. 2013, lot 2942 = Ganschow 876c
19 19     Hirsch 326, 16 Feb. 2017, lot 2081 = Hirsch 332, 20 Sept. 2017, lot 2605 = Hirsch 43, 26 Sept. 2018, lot 2765 = Hirsch 319, 2 May 2016, lot 669 = Hirsch 336, 7 Feb. 2018, 2591 = Ganschow 876c
20 20     London Ancient Coins 34, 24 Apr. 2014, lot 214 = Ganschow 876c
21 21     Münzzentrum 48, 27 Apr. 1983, lot 156 = Bland 1991a 51.1
22 22     Naville Numismatics 30, 2 Apr. 2017, lot 199 = Ganschow 876c
23 23     Nomos obolos 2, 14 June 2015, lot 401 = Ganschow 876c
24 24     Numimarket.pl 1, 13 May 2018, lot 19 = Ganschow 876c
25 25     Pegasi 29, 6 Nov. 2013, lot 315 = Ganschow 876a
26 26     Rauch 84, 13 May 2009, lot 751 = Ganschow 876a
27 27     Savoca Blue 1, 23 Sept. 2017, lot 844 = Ganschow 876c
28 28     Savoca EA 104 Silver, 30 May 2021, lot 201 = Ganschow 876a
29 29     Savoca EA 34 Silver, 16 June 2019, lot 259 = Ganschow 876c
30 30     Trade (Athena Coins, VCoins, May 2021) = Ganschow 876b
31 31     Trade (Dorney, VCoins, Dec. 2020) = Ganschow 876b
32 32     Trade (eBay, July 2020) = Ganschow 876b
33 33     Trade (Historama, eBay, July 2020) = Ganschow 876a
34 34     VAuctions 302, 31 Jan. 2014, 128 = VAuctions 313, 20 Nov. 2014, lot 155 = Ganschow 876a
35 35     VAuctions 308, 26 June 2014, lot 70 = Ganschow 876c
36 36     VAuctions 318, 15 Dec. 2015, lot 205 = Ganschow 876a