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VII.2, 3249
Image of specimen #1
Coin type
URI
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/7.2/3249
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Volume
VII.2
Number
3249
Province
Cappadocia
Region
Cappadocia
City
Caesarea
Reign
Gordian III
Person (obv.)
Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue
Year Γ = 3
Dating
AD 240
Obverse inscription
ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔ[ΙΑΝΟϹ Ϲ
Ε
]
Edition
Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Σε(βαστός)
Translation
Emperor Caesar Marcus Antoninus Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design
radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription
ΜΗΤΡΟΠ ΚΑΙϹ[ΑΡΙΑϹ],
Ε
ΤΟ[ΥϹ Γ], Β Ν
Ε
(in field)
Edition
μητρόπ(ολις) Καισαρίας ἔτους γʹ βʹ νε(ωκόρου)
Translation
Metropolis of Caesarea, year 3, twice neocorate
Reverse design
view of Mount Argaeus, star above
Metal
silver
Average diameter
20 mm
Average weight
4.96 g
Reference
Ganschow —; Bland 1991a —
Specimens
1 (0 in the core collections)
Note
The regnal year is illegible, but the style seems to suggest year 3 rather than years 4 or 5.
Specimens of this coin type
Number
Number
Obverse
Reverse
Museum
Bibliography
Diameter
Weight
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Note
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1
1
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CNG MBS 33, 15 Mar. 1995, lot 1290
20
4.96
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