RPC VII.2, 3350

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3350
Province Cappadocia
Region Cappadocia
City Caesarea
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue Year Δ = 4
Dating AD 241
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανός Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design radiate head of Gordian III, right
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠ ΚΑΙϹΑ Β Ν, ΕΝΤΙ, ΕΤ Δ
Edition μητροπόλεως Καισαρείας βʹ νεωκόρου ἐντίχιον ἔτους δʹ μητροπ(όλεως) Καισα(ρείας) βʹ ν(εωκόρου) ἐντί(χιον) ἔτ(ους) δʹ
Translation of the metropolis Caesarea, twice neocorate, walled, of year 4
Reverse design view of Mount Argaeus set on inscribed altar
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 9.19 g
Axis 5, 12
Reference Ganschow 884b corr.; Bland 1996, 120 corr.
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
Note The private coll. specimen allows for a corrected reading of the obv. legend (ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ, instead of ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟ ϹƐ).
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     V: GR 20196 Bland 1996, 120.1
2 2     ✸ B. Michaux coll.
3 3     Henseler 1369A = Zeus Numismatics EA 13, 31 Oct. 2020, lot 684