RPC VII.2, 3339


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Volume	VII.2
Number	3339
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	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 front
Reverse inscription	ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΑΙϹ(Α) Β Ν(Ε), ΕΤ Δ
Edition	μητρο(πόλεως) Καισα(ρίας) βʹ νε(ωκόρου) ἔτ(ους) δʹ
Translation	of metropolis Caesarea, twice neocorate, year 4
Reverse design	view of Mount Argaeus set on plain altar
Metal	copper-based alloy
Average diameter	26 mm
Average weight	11.13 g
Axis	5, 6, 11, 12
Reference	Ganschow 881k–m; Bland 1996, 111–12, 114
Specimens	31 (9 in the core collections)
Note	Rev. legend reads ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΑΙϹ Β Ν (Ganschow 881k; Bland 1996, 112); ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΑΙϹA Β Ν (Ganschow 881l; Bland 1996, 111) or ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΑΙϹΑ Β ΝƐ (Ganschow 881m; Bland 114).

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Specimens of this coin type

Number	Number	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	Note	More
1	1	P: 722	Bland 1996, 112.4	25	11.96	12	double struck; possibly countermarked	Show
2	2	P: 721	Ganschow 881l = Bland 1996, 114.1 (corr.)	24	11.10	12	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
3	3	B: 18274393, Löbb.	Bland 1996, 111.1	26	11.95	11	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
4	4	B: 18274394	Bland 1996, 112.2	25.8	9.91	6	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.) ; with deep cuts on both sides	Show
5	5	C: 115-1992	Ganschow 881k	28	11.42	6		Show
6	6	Mu: 115b	Bland 1996, 111.3	26	11.23	12	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.) ; pierced	Show
7	7	Mu: 115c	Bland 1996, 112.6	25	9.63	12	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
8	8	NY: 1953.171.1419	Bland 1996, 112.1	26	10.48	12	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
9	9	V: GR 20197	Bland 1996, 112.5	25	10.94	12	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
10	10	Anamur	SNG 423		10.60	5	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
11	11	Anamur	SNG 423 = Ganschow 881k		10.60	5	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
12	12	Milan: Brera 7324	Bland 1996, 111.2	27	10.90	12	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
13	13	Tübingen	SNG 4703 = Ganschow 881l		10.64	12		Show
14	14	Yale: 1938.6000.2735	Dura Final Report 2081, pl. XLII = Bland 1996, 112.3	25	8.71	12	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
15	15		B. Michaux coll. = Ganschow 881k	29	9.89	12		Show
16	16		CGT coll. = Ganschow 881k	28	10.36	12		Show
17	17		CGT coll. = Ganschow 881k	25	9.47	6	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
18	18 ✸		CGT coll. = Savoca 3rd Blue, 26 Nov. 2017, lot 597 = Ganschow 881k	24	12.24	6		Show
19	19		CNA 22, 2 Sept. 1992, lot 661 = Bland 1996, 111.4	26	12.83		Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
20	20		CNG EA 78, 26 Nov. 2003, lot 68 = Ganschow 881k	27.1	10.57			Show
21	21		Henseler 1360 = Ganschow 881k	26	9.91	12		Show
22	22		M&M GmbH 32, 26 May 2010, lot 275 = Lanz 147, 2009, lot 446 = Ganschow 881k	25	12.80			Show
23	23		Malloy 34, 21 Oct. 1992, lot 432 = Bland 1996, 112.7	25			Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.) ; ΚΑΙϹ Β Ν	Show
24	24		Münzzentrum 110, 2 May 2002, lot 237 = Ganschow 881m		14.00		Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
25	25		Oslo Myntgalleri AS 16, 4 May 2019, lot 42 = Ganschow 881m	25				Show
26	26		Roma Numismatics EA 78, 17 Dec. 2020, lot 917 = Roma Numismatics EA 63, 7 Nov. 2019, lot 548 = Ganschow 881k	27.2	11.58	12	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
27	27		Themis 5, 4 Jan. 2020, lot 331 = Ganschow 881k	24	11.22		Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
28	28		Themis 7, 27 June 2020, 657 = Ganschow 881l		13.21			Show
29	29		Themis 7, 27 June 2020, 662 = Ganschow 881l		12.26			Show
30	30		Trade (Biga Numismatiek, VCoins, Aug. 2020)		11.27			Show
31	31		Trade (eBay, July 2020) = Ganschow 881k					Show