RPC VII.2, 2818

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2818
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 Ϲ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Σ(εβαστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟ ΝΕΟΚΑΙϹΑΡΙΑϹ, ΕΤ ΡΟΗ
Edition 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 15.94 g
Axis 1, 7, 12
Reference Rec 53a; Çizmeli 326
Specimens 5 (1 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1298 SNG 1750 = Çizmeli pl. XXV, 326
2 2     Amasya: 86.3.28 Ireland 1353
3 3     Istanbul: 770/25-1975 Çizmeli, Anatolia Antiqua p. 105, no. 25
4 4     Malloy 12, 1978, lot 588
5 5     Nomos 32, 8 June 2024, lot 252