RPC VII.2, 3347

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3347
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
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΑΙϹ Β Ν, ΕΤ Δ, ΕΝΤΙΧ
Reverse design view of Mount Argaeus set on inscribed altar
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Axis 6
Reference Ganschow 887; Bland 1996, 138; S 613f
Specimens 6 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     G SNG 2283 = Bland 1996, 138.1
2 2     V: GR 38338 Bland 1996, 138.2
3 3     Istanbul Gülek Boǧazi hoard 53 = Bland 1996, 138.3
4 4     Forum Ancient Coins stock
5 5     ✸ Henseler 1373B = Aquila Numismatics EA 3, 2 July 2022, lot 610
6 6     B. Michaux coll. = N&N London 39, 4 Nov. 2023, lot 367