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Ancient Greek and Roman coins from Asia Minor


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Kaisareia (AD 238-244) Tridrachm - Gordian III460 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AR Tridrachm (9.08g, 22mm, 12h). Dated RY 3 (239/40 AD). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / MHTPOΠ KAICAP ΓOPΔIANI OI[KOY], agonistic urn with two palms supporting Mt. Argaeus; • between palms; B NЄ across field, ЄT Γ (date) in exergue; countermark: bust of Tyche right. Good VF. Extremely rare. Bland knew of only four tridrachms with an agonistic urn reverse at the time of his study (1991).
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Kaisareia (AD 238-244) Tridrachm - Gordian III568 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AR Tridrachm (8.43g, 25mm, 1h). Dated RY 3 (239/40 AD). AV KAI M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC CЄ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / MHTPOΠ KAICARIAC, draped male figure seated left on Mt. Argaeus, holding branch; B NЄ across field, ЄT Γ (date) in exergue; c/m: bust of Tyche right. Good VF. Extremely rare. Possibly a new type for Gordian III.
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Kaisareia (AD 238-244) Tridrachm - Gordian III482 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AR Tridrachm (8.92g, 23mm, 6h). Dated RY 4 (240/1 AD). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Mt. Argaeus surmounted by wreath; B NЄ across field, ЄTOVC Δ (date) in exergue; countermark: bust of Tyche right. Good VF.
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Kaisareia (AD 238-244) Tridrachm - Gordian III572 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AR Tridrachm (9.09g, 23mm, 1h). Dated RY 4 (240/1 AD). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Mt. Argaeus surmounted by wreath; B NЄ across field, ЄTOVC Δ (date) in exergue. Good VF. Without the usual countermark.

Out of 43 tridrachms of Gordian III’s fourth year surveyed by Bland, 33 carried the Tyche countermark, always on the reverse. They seem to be linked to a Helios countermark applied to his bronze coinage, normally found in this case on the obverse. The variation in silver content and weight of Caesarean silver issues is quite astounding. Bland’s study of 105 silver coins of Gordian III have the following weight ranges: 6.72-11.17g for tridrachms, 4.02-6.20g for didrachms, and 2.08-4.13g for drachms. The fineness of the coins varies from 30% to 63%.
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Kaisareia (AD 238-244) Tridrachm - Gordian III478 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AR Tridrachm (8.74g, 25mm, 12h). Dated RY 4 (240/1 AD). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Mt. Argaeus surmounted by wreath; ЄT Δ (date) in exergue; c/m: bust of Tyche right. Good VF.
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Kaisareia (AD 238-244) Tridrachm - Gordian III1326 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AR Tridrachm (9.26g, 23mm). ΑΥΤ ΚΜ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC CЄΒ, laureate and cuirassed bust right, with spear and shield depicting emperor standing on captive before trophy / ΜΗΤΡΟΠ ΚΑΙCΑΡΙ, Mt. Argaios, Є Τ Γ in exergue; countermark: head of Tyche. Very rare. EF.
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Kaisareia (AD 238-244) Tridrachm - Gordian III343 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AR Tridrachm (11.25g, 23mm, 12h). Dated RY 3 (239/40 AD). Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Mt. Argaeus; ЄTOVC Γ (date) in exergue; countermark: bust of Tyche right within rectangular incuse. VF, toned. Ex Burstein coll. (not in Peus sale). Unpublished with radiate bust?
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Kaisareia (AD 241-244) AE 24 - Tranquillina561 viewsTranquillina, Augusta, 241-244 AD. AE24 (6.11g, 22-24mm, 12h). 244 AD. CΑΒ ΤΡΑΝΚVΛΛΙΝΑ Α, diademed bust of Tranquillina to right / ΜΗΤΡ - ΚΑΙ B NЄ / ЄT - Z, six corn-ears tied together.
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Kaisareia (AD 241-244) AE 26 - Tranquillina239 viewsTranquillina, Augusta, 241-244 AD. AE26 (11.2g). Dated RY 6 of Gordian III (242/3 AD). CABINI TPANKYΛINAC, draped bust right, wearing stephane; countermark: Radiate head right within incuse circle / MHTPO KAIC B N / ЄT ς, agalma of Mt. Argaeus set upon altar. VF.
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Kaisareia (AD 241-244) Drachm - Tranquillina1142 viewsTranquillina, wife of Gordian III, 241-244 AD. AR Drachm (2.18g, 18mm). Dated RY 4 (240/1 AD). CABINIA TPANKVΛΛIN V, draped bust right / MHTPO KAICA BNЄ, ЄT Δ in exergue, Mount Argaeus; pellet to left. Good VF, porosity. Rare.
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Kaisareia (AD 241-244) Drachm - Tranquillina674 viewsTranquillina, wife of Gordian III. Augusta, 241-244 AD. AR Drachm (19mm, 3.14g). Year 4 (241 AD). Diademed and draped bust right / Mt. Argaeus. Rare. Toned, GVF.
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Kaisareia (AD 241-244) Drachm - Tranquillina536 viewsTranquillina, Augusta, 241-244 AD. AR Drachm (3.12g, 16mm, 12h). Dated RY 5 of Gordian III (241/2 AD). Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Mt. Argaeus; pellet to upper right, ЄT Є (date) in exergue. VF, toned, porous surfaces.
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Kaisareia (AD 98-117) Tridrachm - Trajan553 viewsTrajan. 98-117 AD. AR Tridrachm (11.15g, 22mm, 6h). Struck 100 AD. Laureate head right / Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory in right hand, parazonium in left, left elbow resting on round shield set on oblong shield. VF, scratches/graffiti in obverse field.
     
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