RPC VII.2, 3385


Image of specimen #1

Coin type
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Volume	VII.2
Number	3385
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 Ϲ
Edition	Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανὸς Σεβαστός Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Σ(εβαστός)
Translation	Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design	laureate head of Gordian III, right
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	25 mm
Average weight	9.07 g
Axis	4, 5, 6, 12
Reference	Ganschow 900b; Bland 1996, 169; S 615
Specimens	10 (3 in the core collections)

#	Specimen	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	Note	More
1	1 ✸	L: 1899,0703.174	Bland 1996, 169.1	25	7.58	6	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
2	2	P: 732	Bland 1996, 169.3	25	8.13	12	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
3	3	NY: 1953.171.1423	Bland 1996, 169.2	25	10.44	6	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
4	4		CGT coll.	26	9.53	4		Show
5	5		CGT coll.	24	8.75	6	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
6	6		Falghera 2220 = Bland 1996, 169.6	25	10.34	5		Show
7	7		Henseler 1405 = M&M GmbH 19, 2006, lot 301 (Righetti)	26	9.14	6		Show
8	8		Lindgren I, 1728 = Bland 1996, 169.5	25	8.62		Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.) ; this coin has been wrongly paired with Lindgren 1723 on pl. 68.	Show
9	9		Trade (Larissa, eBay, July 2020)					Show
10	10		TMC coll. = Numismad 13, 8 Mar. 2024, lot 482	24				Show