RPC VII.2, 2824

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2824
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
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝ ΠΟΝΤ ΜΗ ΝΕΟΚΑΙϹΑΡΙΑϹ, ΕΤ ΡΟΗ, ΑΚΤΙΑ
Reverse design altar, inscribed, holding agonistic crown containing palm; on either side, palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Axis 6, 12
Reference Rec 54; Çizmeli 295 corr.
Specimens 6 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same rev. die as 2855/1–2, 4.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1844,0425.1171 BMC 14 = Rec 54, pl. XIII, 22
2 2     B: 18272752, I-B
3 3     Amasya: 92.4.3 Ireland 1354
4 4     Ankara: 60-43/30-93 Arslan, Arkeoloji Dergisi 1997, no. 138 = Çizmeli pl. XXIII, 295
5 5     B. Michaux coll.
6 6     Heritage Auctions Europe / MPO Auctions 34, 23 May 2012, lot 292