RPC VII.2, 3386


Image of specimen #2

Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/7.2/3386 json ttl rdf xml epidoc
Volume	VII.2
Number	3386
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 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 altar containing wreath
Metal	copper-based alloy
Average diameter	27 mm
Average weight	10.74 g
Axis	6
Reference	Ganschow —; Bland 1996 —
Specimens	2 (0 in the core collections)

Number	Number	Obverse	Reverse	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	Note	More
1	1				Henseler 1407A = Zeus Numismatics EA 10, 12 July 2020, lot 501	27	9.95	6	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
2	2 ✸				Pecunem Gitbud & Naumann 36, 4 Oct. 2015, lot 527	26.3	11.52		Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show