RPC VII.2, 3308

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3308
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 ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΑΙ(Ϲ)(Α) Β Ν, ΕΤ Δ
Edition μητρο(πόλεως) Καισα(ρίας) 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 17 mm
Average weight 2.83 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Ganschow 877e–f; Bland 1991a —
Specimens 8 (0 in the core collections)
Note Rev. legend reads ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΑΙϹ (Ganschow — ), ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΑΙ (Ganschow 877e) or ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΑΙϹΑ (Ganschow 877f).
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B. Michaux coll. = Ganschow 877e
2 2     CGT coll.
3 3     Henseler 1339 = List M&M GmbH 1, 2001, lot 206 = Ganschow 877e
4 4     ✸ Henseler 1340 = Ganschow 877f
5 5     Henseler 1341 = London Ancient Coins 35, 11 June 2014, lot 175 = Ganschow 877f
6 6     Naumann 50, 5 Feb. 2017, lot 397 = Ganschow 877e
7 7     Nomos obolos 2, 14 June 2015, lot 402
8 8     Trade (Sarasota, eBay, July 2020) = Ganschow 877e