RPC VII.2, 2814

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2814
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 ϹΕ(Β)
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 ΠΟΝ(Τ) ΜΗ ΝΕΟΚΑΙϹΑ(Ρ), 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 standing between two palms
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 13.30 g
Axis 6, 7, 12
Reference Rec —; Çizmeli 301, 337
Specimens 7 (4 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 13
2 2     B: 18272753, Löbb.
3 3     ✸ C McClean 7385 = Çizmeli pl. XXVI, 337
4 4     NY: 1970.142.250
5 5     Warsaw: 166948
6 6     CGT coll. = Demos EA 7, 29 Jan. 2022, lot 336
7 7     SNG vA 6763 = Çizmeli pl. XXIII, 301