RPC VII.2, 3365

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3365
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 Ϲ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Σ(εβαστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΙΑϹ Β ΝΕ ΕΤ Δ
Edition μητροπό(λεως) Καισαρίας βʹ νε(ωκόρου) ἔτ(ους) δʹ
Translation of metropolis Caesarea, twice neocorate, year 4
Reverse design inscription in five lines
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 7.24 g
Axis 12
Reference Ganschow —; Bland 1996, —
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Henseler 1386B = Zeus EA 21, 26 Dec. 2021, lot 561
2 2     Henseler 1386C = Numismad EA 11, 25 Nov. 2023, lot 628