RPC VII.2, 3320

 

Image of specimen #8

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3320
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
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΙΑϹ, ΕΤΟΥϹ Δ, Β ΝΕ (in field)
Reverse design view of Mount Argaeus; above, star
Metal silver
Average diameter 18 mm
Axis 6, 7, 12
Reference Ganschow 878b; Bland 1991a, 44
Specimens 10 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     O: Walker Bland 1991a, 44.1
2 2     B. Michaux coll.
3 3     CGT coll.
4 4     CGT coll.
5 5     CGT coll.
6 6     Henseler 1350 = Münzzentrum 135, 2007, lot 1021
7 7     Nomos obolos 10, 30 June 2018, lot 312
8 8     ✸ Roma Numismatics EA 6, 22 Feb. 2014, lot 290
9 9     Savoca Blue 6, 7 Apr. 2018, lot 624
10 10     VAuctions 306, 21 May 2014, lot 320