RPC VII.2, 3361

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3361
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 head of Gordian III, right
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 four ears of corn on altar (decorated with palm)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Average weight 6.62 g
Axis 12
Reference Ganschow 891; Bland 1996, —
Specimens 5 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Henseler 1385
2 2     Müller 47, 1984, lot 240
3 3     PHI Excavations Zeugma, p. 56, C426
4 4     ✸ Savoca 119 Blue, 27 Nov. 2021, lot 589
5 5     B. Michaux coll. = Leu WA 29, 24 Feb. 2024, lot 1373