Æ24 - Gordian III ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΙΑϹ ΕΝΤΙΧΙΟΝ Β ΝΕ ΕΤ Δ
Features
| Issuer |
Caesarea
(Cappadocia)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Gordian III (Marcus Antonius Gordianus) (238-244)
|
| Empress |
Tranquillina (Furia Sabina Tranquillina) (241-244)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 241 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 9.62 g |
| Diameter | 24 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 549145 |
| References | RPC Online VII.2# 3357 Roman Provincial Coinage (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/) |
Obverse
Diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina, right
Lettering: ϹΑΒΙΝΙΑ ΤΡΑΝΚΥΛΛΙΝΑ
Translation: Sabinia Tranquillina
Reverse
Inscription in five lines within wreath; view of Mount Argaeus in centre of first line of inscription
Lettering: ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΙΑϹ ΕΝΤΙΧΙΟΝ Β ΝΕ ΕΤ Δ
Unabridged legend: μητροπόλεως Καισαρίας ἐντίχιον βʹ νεωκόρου ἔτους δʹ
Translation: of the metropolis Caesarea, walled, twice neocorate, of year 4
Mint
Caesarea, Cappadocia, modern-day Kayseri, TurkeyComments
Ganschow 914; Bland 1996, 160; S 617c
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (241) | |||||||||||||||
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