AR18 - Gordian III ΜΗΤΡΟ Κ (Ι (Ϲ) Β ΝΕ, ΕΤ Ε
Features
| Issuer |
Caesarea
(Cappadocia)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Gordian III (Marcus Antonius Gordianus) (238-244)
|
| Empress |
Tranquillina (Furia Sabina Tranquillina) (241-244)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 242 |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 3.27 g |
| Diameter | 18 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 549163 |
| References | RPC Online VII.2# 3378 Roman Provincial Coinage (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/) |
Obverse
Diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina, right
Lettering: ϹΑΒΙΝΙΑ ΤΡΑΝΚΥΛΛΙΑΝΗ
Translation: Sabinia Tranquillina
Reverse
View of Mount Argaeus; to right, pellet
Lettering: ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΑ(Ι)(Ϲ) Β ΝΕ, ΕΤ Ε
Unabridged legend: μητροπόλεως Καισαρίας βʹ νεωκόρου ἔτους εʹ
Translation: of the metropolis of Caesarea, twice neocorate, of year 5
Mint
Caesarea, Cappadocia, modern-day Kayseri, TurkeyComments
Ganschow 917a–b; Bland 1991a, 69–70; S 617c corr. (incorrectly described as a didrachm and obv. legend is given as ΤΡΑΝΚΥΛΛΙΝ)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (242) | |||||||||||||||
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