RPC VII.2, 3321

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3321
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 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 3.11 g
Axis 6, 11
Reference Ganschow 878c; Bland 1991a —
Specimens 6 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     CNG 49, 17 Mar. 1999, lot 1013
2 2     Henseler 1351
3 3     Henseler 1352
4 4     ✸ Henseler 1353 = Agora 80, 9 Aug. 2016, lot 126
5 5     Hirsch 298, 7 May 2014, lot 733 = Hirsch 314, 23 Sept. 2015, lot 2946
6 6     B. Michaux coll. = Numisart 5, 16 June 2024, lot 111