RPC VII.2, 2821

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2821
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 ΜΗΤΡ ΝΕΟΚΑΙϹΑΡΙΑϹ, ΕΤ ΡΟΗ
Edition μητρ(οπόλεως) Νεοκαισαρίας ἔτ(ους) ροηʹ
Translation of metropolis Neocaesarea, of year 178
Reverse design altar holding agonistic crown containing palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 13.62 g
Axis 6
Reference Rec —; Çizmeli 319
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1961,0301.51
2 2     O: Christ Church
3 3     Kovacs coll.