RPC VII.2, 3363

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3363
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 ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΑΙ(Ϲ) Β Ν, Ε Δ
Reverse design three ears of corn
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Axis 11, 12
Reference Ganschow 894c–d; Bland 1996, 165–6; S 609
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
Note Rev. legend reads either ΚΑΙ (Ganschow 894c; Bland 1996, 166; S 609) or ΚΑΙϹ (Ganschow 894d; Bland 1996, 165).

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1874,0715.388 BMC 344 = Bland 1996, 166.1
2 2     ✸ B: 18274404, Löbb. Bland 1996, 165.1
3 3     Henseler 1388 = Münzzentrum 135, 2007, lot 1021 = Ganschow 894c
4 4     Henseler 1389 = Vecchi 14, 1999, lot 831 = Ganschow 894d