RPC VII.2, 3384

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3384
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 ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟ[Ϲ]
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανός 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 Μητροπόλεως Καισαρείας βʹ νεωκόρου ἔτους ϛʹ 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 altar containing wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 9.82 g
Axis 6
Reference Ganschow 900c; Bland 1996 —
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Henseler 1407
2 2     B. Michaux coll. = Negrini, 22 Feb. 2025, lot 395