RPC VII.2, 3387


Image of specimen #6

Coin type
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Volume	VII.2
Number	3387
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 head of Gordian III, right
Reverse inscription	ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΑΙϹ(Α) Β Ν, ΕΤ Ϛ
Edition	Μητρο(πόλεως) Καισα(ρείας) 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	9.65 g
Axis	1, 6, 12
Reference	Ganschow 900a; Bland 1996, 171
Specimens	9 (3 in the core collections)
Note	On the rev., ƐΤ Ϛ is in exergue or on either side of the altar.

Number	Number	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	Note	More
1	1	P: 733	Bland 1996, 171.2	25	11.30	12	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
2	2	P: 734	Bland 1996, 171.3	25	8.82	12	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
3	3	B: 18274410, Löbb.	Bland 1996, 171.1	26	9.78	12	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
4	4	Anamur: 1.1036.91	SNG 422		10.80	12	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
5	5		CGT coll.	25	7.61	6	Obv.: GIC — (uncertain)	Show
6	6 ✸		CGT coll. = Zeus EA 20, 12 Dec. 2021, lot 495	25	9.51	12	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
7	7		CNG EA 358, 26 Aug. 2015, lot 235	27	9.70	1		Show
8	8		Henseler 1406	26	10.53	12	ƐΤ to l. of altar; Ϛ to r. of altar	Show
9	9		VAuctions 273, 24 Nov. 2011, lot 307	27.7	8.80		Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show