RPC VII.2, 2821

 

Image of specimen #1

 

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
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, r., seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡ ΝƐΟΚΑΙϹΑΡΙΑϹ, ƐΤ ΡΟΗ
Reverse design altar holding agonistic crown containing palm
Metal Æ
Average diameter 29 mm
Axis 6
Reference Rec —; Çizmeli 319
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

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