Æ26 - Gordian III ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΑΙ (Α) Β Ν, ΕΤ Ϛ
Features
| Issuer |
Caesarea
(Cappadocia)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Gordian III (Marcus Antonius Gordianus) (238-244)
|
| Empress |
Tranquillina (Furia Sabina Tranquillina) (241-244)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 243 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 9.96 g |
| Diameter | 26 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 549171 |
| References | RPC Online VII.2# 3393 Roman Provincial Coinage (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/) |
Obverse
Diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina, right
Script: Greek
Lettering: ϹΑΒΙΝΙ ΤΡΑΝΚΥΛΙΝΑ Ϲ
Unabridged legend: Σαβινία Τρανκυλλίνα Σεβαστή
Translation: Sabinia Tranquillina Augusta
Reverse
View of Mount Argaeus set on altar containing wreath
Lettering: ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΑΙϹ(Α) Β Ν, ΕΤ Ϛ
Unabridged legend: Μητροπόλεως Καισαρείας βʹ νεωκόρου ἔτους ϛʹ
Translation: of the metropolis Caesarea, twice neocorate, of year 6
Mint
Caesarea, Cappadocia, modern-day Kayseri, TurkeyComments
Ganschow 918b; Bland 1996, 176
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (243) | |||||||||||||||
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