RPC VII.2, 3323

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3323
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 ΜΗΤΡΟΠ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΙΑϹ, ΕΤΟΥϹ Δ, Β ΝΕ (in field)
Edition μητροπόλεως Καισαρίας ἔτους δʹ βʹ νεωκόρου 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 3.34 g
Axis 1, 6, 7, 12
Reference Ganschow 878d; Bland 1991a —
Specimens 6 (0 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     Tübingen SNG 4698 = Ganschow 878d
2 2     CGT coll.
3 3     CNG EA 308, 7 Aug. 2013, lot 240
4 4     ✸ Henseler 1354 = Lanz 144, 24 Nov. 2008, lot 624
5 5     Roma EA 1, 31 Aug. 2013, lot 369
6 6     Themis 6, 29 Feb. 2020, lot 424