RPC VII.2, 3307

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3307
Province Cappadocia
Region Cappadocia
City Caesarea
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue Year Δ = 4
Dating AD 241
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανός Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordian
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΑΙϹ Β Ν, ΕΤ Δ
Edition μητροπόλεως Καισαρίας βʹ νεωκόρου ἔτους δʹ μητρο(πόλεως) Καισ(αρίας) βʹ ν(εωκόρου) ἔτ(ους) δʹ
Translation of the metropolis of Caesarea, twice neocorate, year 4
Reverse design view of Mount Argaeus; above, star
Metal silver
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 3.06 g
Axis 6, 7, 8
Reference Ganschow —; Bland 1991a —
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     Agora 34, 9 June 2015, lot 109 = Agora 18, 14 Oct. 2014, lot 72
2 2     CGT coll.
3 3     ✸ Roma Numismatics EA 5, 1 Feb. 2014, lot 506