RPC VII.2, 2811

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2811
Province Pontus
Region Pontus
City Neocaesarea
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue Year ΡΟΗ = 178
Dating AD 241/2
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙ ΠΟΝΤ ΜΗ ΝΕΟΚΑΙϹΑΡ, ΕΤ ΡΟΗ
Edition Κοι(νὸν) Πόντ(ου) μη(τροπόλεως) Νεοκαισάρ(ειας) ἔτ(ους) ροηʹ
Translation of the Koinon of Pontus, metropolis Neocaesarea, of year 178
Reverse design base holding agonistic crown containing palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 13.73 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference Rec 51b; Çizmeli 336
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ V: GR 31221 Çizmeli pl. XXVI, 336
2 2     Ceylan
3 3     Müller 44, 16 Dec. 1983, lot 517