RPC VII.2, 3379


Image of specimen #4

Coin type
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Volume	VII.2
Number	3379
Province	Cappadocia
Region	Cappadocia
City	Caesarea
Reign	Gordian III
Person (obv.)	Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue	Year Ϛ = 6
Dating	AD 243
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 and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription	ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΑΙϹ Β Ν, ΕΤ Ϛ
Edition	Μητρο(πόλεως) Καισ(αρείας) βʹ ν(εωκόρου) ἔτ(ους) ϛʹ
Translation	of the metropolis Caesarea, twice neocorate, of year 6
Reverse design	view of Mount Argaeus set on plain altar
Metal	copper-based alloy
Average diameter	26 mm
Average weight	9.96 g
Axis	1, 6, 10, 12
Reference	Ganschow 899c; Bland 1996, 172
Specimens	8 (2 in the core collections)

Number	Number	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	Note	More
1	1	C	SNG Lewis 1724	26	10.40	6		Show
2	2	O: Christ Church	Bland 1996, 172.2	26	10.01	12	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
3	3		CNG, Triton 13, 5 Jan. 2010, lot 1394 C81		8.55	10		Show
4	4 ✸		Henseler 1404 = Rauch 96, 10 Dec. 2014, lot 144	27	9.18	1		Show
5	5		Pecunem Gitbud & Naumann 35, 6 Sept. 2015, lot 522	27.5	11.51		Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
6	6		Private coll. J. T., New York = Bland 1996, 172.1	25	9.80	12	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
7	7		Trade (Ancient Numismatic Enterprise, VCoins, Dec. 2020)		10.16			Show
8	8		B. Michaux coll. = Biga Numismatics 21, 1 July 2023, lot 301	26	10.04		Obv.: GIC 12 (Helios (?), radiate head r. or l.)	Show