RPC VII.2, 3320

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3320
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
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΙΑϹ, ΕΤΟΥϹ Δ, Β ΝΕ (in field)
Edition μητροπ(όλεως) Καισαρίας ἔτους δʹ βʹ νε(ωκόρου)
Translation of the metropolis of Caesarea, of year 4, twice neocorate
Reverse design view of Mount Argaeus; above, star
Metal silver
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 3.12 g
Axis 6, 7, 12
Reference Ganschow 878b; Bland 1991a, 44
Specimens 10 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     O: Walker Bland 1991a, 44.1
2 2     B. Michaux coll.
3 3     CGT coll.
4 4     CGT coll.
5 5     CGT coll.
6 6     Henseler 1350 = Münzzentrum 135, 2007, lot 1021
7 7     Nomos obolos 10, 30 June 2018, lot 312
8 8     ✸ Roma Numismatics EA 6, 22 Feb. 2014, lot 290
9 9     Savoca Blue 6, 7 Apr. 2018, lot 624
10 10     VAuctions 306, 21 May 2014, lot 320