RPC VII.2, 2817

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2817
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
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανός Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟ ΝΕΟΚΑΙϹΑΡΙΑϹ, ΕΤ ΡΟΗ
Edition Μητροπόλεως Νεοκαισαρείας ἔτους ροηʹ Μητρο(πόλεως) Νεοκαισαρεία(ς) ἔτ(ους) ροηʹ
Translation of metropolis of Neocaesarea, of year 178
Reverse design altar decorated with garland holding agonistic crown containing two palms
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 15.98 g
Axis 7, 12
Reference Rec 53a; Çizmeli 309, 313
Specimens 5 (1 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ V: GR 31220
2 2     Bern: N/82.574 SNG Righetti 574
3 3     Tokat: 87.17.1.30096 Çizmeli pl. XXIV, 313
4 4     cgb.fr MBS 41, 26 Nov. 2009, lot 747
5 5     Kovacs coll. = Çizmeli pl. XXIV, 309