RPC VII.2, 3346

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3346
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 front
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΑΙϹ Β Ν, ΕΤ Δ
Edition 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 set on inscribed altar
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 12.44 g
Axis 11
Reference Ganschow —; Bland 1996 —
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ O: Walker