RPC VII.2, 3349


Image of specimen #31

Coin type
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Volume	VII.2
Number	3349
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	ΜΗΤΡ(Ο)(Π) ΚΑΙϹ Β Ν, ΕΝ(Τ)(Ι)(Χ), ΕΤ Δ
Edition	Μητροπ(όλεως) Καισ(αρείας) βʹ ν(εωκόρου) ἔντιχ(ιον) ἔτ(ους) δʹ
Translation	of the metropolis Caesarea, twice neocorate, walled, of year 4
Reverse design	view of Mount Argaeus set on inscribed altar
Metal	copper-based alloy
Average diameter	25 mm
Average weight	9.63 g
Axis	1, 5, 6, 11, 12
Reference	Ganschow 882, 883f–g, 884c, 885b–d, 886; Bland 1996, 128–34; S 607b, 613g corr., 613j
Specimens	57 (17 in the core collections)
Note	Rev. legend reads ΜΗΤΡΟ...ƐΝ (Ganschow 882; Bland 1996, —), ΜΗΤΡΟΠ ΚΑΙ[ ]...ƐΝΤΙΧ (Ganschow 885d; Bland 1996, 128; S 607b), ΜΗΤΡΟΠ ΚΑΙϹ...ƐΝΤ (Ganschow 883g; Bland 1996, 129), ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΑΙϹ...ƐΝΤΙΧ (Ganschow 885c; Bland 1996, 130; S 613g corr.), ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΑΙϹ...ƐΝΤΧ (Ganschow 886; Bland 1996, 131), ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΑΙϹ...ƐΝΤΙ (Ganschow 884c; Bland 1996, 132; S 613j), ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΑΙϹ...ƐΝΤ (Ganschow 883f; Bland 1996, 133) or ΜΗΤΡ ΚΑΙϹ...ƐΝΤΙΧ (Ganschow 885b; Bland 1996, 134).

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Specimens of this coin type

Number	Number	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	Note	More
1	1	P: 725	Bland 1996, 130.2	25	9.29	12	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
2	2	P: 723	Bland 1996, 132.1	25	11.76	12		Show
3	3	P: 724	Bland 1996, 132.2	25	11.32	12	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
4	4	P: AA.GR.1175, Seymour de Ricci	Bland 1996, 132.4	24	7.85	12		Show
5	5	B: 18274390, 1976/42	Bland 1996, 130.5	24	9.73	12		Show
6	6	B: 18274384, Löbb.	ZgM p. 21, no. 69 = Bland 1996, 129.2	25	8.59	12		Show
7	7	B: 18274388, Löbb.	ZgM p. 21, no. 70 = Ganschow 886	25	9.15	11	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
8	8	B: 18274389, Löbb.	ZgM p. 21, no. 71 = Bland 1996, 130.1	26	11.34	12	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
9	9	Cop	SNG 307 = Bland 1996, 132.5	23	9.52	12		Show
10	10	NY: 1944.100.62626	Bland 1996, 130.4	25	8.92	12		Show
11	11	NY: 1953.171.1418	Bland 1996, 132.3	26	9.48	12	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
12	12	NY: 1953.171.1416	Bland 1996, 132.7	25	10.63	6	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
13	13	NY: 1944.100.62631	Bland 1996, 133.1	25	9.97	12	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
14	14	NY: 1953.171.1417	Bland 1996, 133.3	26	10.54	12	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
15	15	NY: 1944.100.62623	Bland 1996, 134.1	25	7.84	12		Show
16	16	O: Milne	Bland 1996, 132.6	26	10.77	12	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.) ; Purchased in Athens, 1926	Show
17	17	V: GR 20199	Bland 1996, 130.3	25	9.01	12	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
18	18	Beirut-AUB: C7427	Ganschow 883f	25	10.91		Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
19	19	Beirut-AUB: C7426	Ganschow 886	24	8.60		Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
20	20	Istanbul	Gülek Boǧazi hoard 54 = Bland 1996, 128.1	25	10.55	12	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
21	21	Milan: Brera 7323	Bland 1996, 129.1	24	8.12	12		Show
22	22	Münster: M 1380 = Ganschow 883g		25	9.36	5	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
23	23	Yale: 2004.6.3555, P. R. Franke = Ganschow 883g		27	10.57	12		Show
24	24		B. Michaux coll. = Ganschow 883f	26	10.33	1		Show
25	25		B. Michaux coll. = Ganschow 884c	27	11.01	11		Show
26	26		Bertolami EA 50, 10 Dec. 2017, lot 546 = Ganschow 883g	25.8	8.92	12	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
27	27		CGT coll. = Ganschow 883f	26	10.82	12		Show
28	28		CGT coll. = Ganschow 884c	25	9.05	12		Show
29	29		CNG EA 219, 30 Sept. 2009, lot 361 = Ganschow 883f	24	12.79	1	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
30	30		Elsen 54, 13 June 1998, lot 640 = Ganschow 884c		9.47			Show
31	31 ✸		Henseler 1364 = Ganschow 882	26	9.70	12	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
32	32		Henseler 1365 = Ganschow 883f	25	9.38	6		Show
33	33		Henseler 1366 = Ganschow 883f	26	8.77	1	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
34	34		Henseler 1367 = Ganschow 883f	25	10.34	12	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
35	35		Henseler 1370 = Münzzentrum 135, 2007, lot 1021 = Ganschow 884c	25	8.84	12		Show
36	36		Henseler 1371 = Ganschow 884c	23	10.48	12		Show
37	37		Henseler 1372 = Ganschow 885c	25	9.34	12	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
38	38		Henseler 1373 = Leipziger Münzhandlung 4, 31 Aug. 2015, lot 162 = Ganschow 885c	25	8.29	12		Show
39	39		Henseler 1410 = Ganschow 885c	25	8.11		this coin was attributed by Ganschow to year 6, but the year on the reverse is not clear and it shares the same obv. die as Henseler 1373 (no. 31) of year 4, so it has been moved here	Show
40	40		Henseler 1422 = Ganschow 885c = Bland 1996, 102A/1 = Muller 72, 23 Oct. 1992, lot 185	27	8.49	12	Ganschow lists this coin under uncertain year and the exergue on the reverse is illegible, but die-links show that it belongs to Year 4.	Show
41	41		Hirsch 261, 7 May 2009, lot 798 = Ganschow 884c	26.4			Obv.: GIC — (uncertain)	Show
42	42		Jacquier 16, spring 1994, lot 371 = Bland 1996, 132.8	25	9.19		Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
43	43		London Ancient Coins 42, 1 Apr. 2015, 273 = Ganschow 884c		8.09	11	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
44	44		Müller 72, 23 Oct. 1992, lot 185 = Bland 1996, 102A.1	26	8.50		This coin was attributedby Ganschow to uncertain year, but it has the same reversedie as Henseler 1373 (no. 38), which reads ƐT Δ.	Show
45	45		Rauch Summer 2009, 17 Sept. 2009, lot 1079 = Ganschow 884c	25	10.86		Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
46	46		Saint Paul Antiques 17, 30 June 2018, lot 438 = Savoca 91, 13 Dec. 2020, lot 499 = Ganschow 884c	25.1	9.41	12		Show
47	47		Savoca 107 Blue, 10 July 2021, lot 714	27	9.07		Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
48	48		Savoca 11, 18 Dec. 2016, lot 467 = Savoca 15, 28 May 2017, lot 376 = Ganschow 885c	25.7	10.54			Show
49	49		Savoca 112 Blue, 11 Sept. 2021, lot 1252	25	8.14			Show
50	50		Savoca 112 Blue, 11 Sept. 2021, lot 1252	25	8.14		Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
51	51		SNG vA 6528 = Bland 1996, 133.2	24	10.90			Show
52	52		Themis 2, 20 July 2019, lot 135 = Ganschow 884c	28	10.45		Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
53	53		Themis 6, 29 Feb. 2020, lot 416 = Ganschow 883f	26.1	10.13			Show
54	54		Trade (Biga Numismatiek, VCoinsm Aug. 2020) = Ganschow 884c					Show
55	55		Trade (eBay, 31 July 2020) = Ganschow 884c				Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
56	56		Trade (eBay, Dec. 2020) = Ganschow 884c				Obv.: GIC 12 (Helios (?), radiate head r. or l.)	Show
57	57		Trade (London Ancient Coins, VCoins, Aug. 2020) = Bertolami 105, 21 Oct. 2021, lot 2416 = Ganschow 883f		8.92	12	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show