RPC VII.2, 2816

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2816
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
Nominative Imperator 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(ΙΑϹ), ΕΤ ΡΟΗ
Reverse design base holding two agonistic crowns, each containing palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Axis 6, 7
Reference Rec 56; Çizmeli 345–6
Specimens 14 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 422 SNG 1755 = Rec 56, pl. XIII, 23, rev. = Çizmeli pl. XXVII, 345
2 2     B: 18272749, Löbb. Çizmeli pl. XXVII, 346
3 3     Amasya: 74.23.2 Ireland 1357
4 4     Boston: 63.1187
5 5     CGT coll.
6 6     CGT coll.
7 7     Elsen 105, 12 June 2010, lot 325 = Elsen 103, 12 Dec. 2009, lot 485
8 8     ✸ Falkensee coll.
9 9     Falkensee coll. = Savoca Blue 7, 26 May 2018, lot 644
10 10     Kölner Münzkabinett 106, 11 Mar. 2017, lot 313
11 11     Kovacs coll. = Berk 1990, lot 472
12 12     Müller 44, 16 Dec. 1983, lot 516
13 13     SNG vA 107
14 14     Kybele Numismatics 2, 5–6 Mar. 2024, lot 578