RPC VII.2, 3369

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3369
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 ΚΑΙϹΑ, ΕΤ Δ
Edition μητρ(οπόλεως) Καισα(ρίας) ἔτ(ους) δʹ
Translation of the metropolis of Caesarea, year 4
Reverse design temple with two columns enclosing view of Mount Argaeus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 17 mm
Average weight 3.95 g
Axis 10, 12
Reference Ganschow 906; Bland 1996 —
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Note The year (Δ) is on its side, and has been read as Ϛ, but the coin comes from the same obv. die as https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/21859, which suggests it is indeed from year 4.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Triton 12, Jan. 2010, lot 1394 (part of), C82
2 2     Henseler 1389C = Zeus Numismatics 22, 23 Jan. 2022, lot 506