RPC VII.2, 3383

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3383
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, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΑΙϹ Ν, ΕΤ Ϛ
Edition Μητρο(πόλεως) Καισ(αρίας) ν(εωκόρου) ἔτ(ους) ϛʹ
Translation of the metropolis Caesarea, neocorate, of year 6
Reverse design view of Mount Argaeus set on plain altar
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 10.15 g
Axis 5, 11
Reference Ganschow 899e; Bland 1996, 174
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 18274409 Bland 1996, 174.1
2 2     ✸ V: GR 38710 Bland 1996, 174.2
3 3     B. Michaux coll.