RPC VII.2, 2825

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2825
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 ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανὸς Σεβαστός Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝ ΠΟΝ[Τ ΜΗ] ΝΕΟΚΑΙϹΑΡΙΑϹ, ΕΤ ΡΟΗ, ΑΚΤΙΑ
Edition κοινὸν Πόντου μητροπόλεως Νεοκαισαρίας ἔτους ροηʹ Ἄκτια κοιν(ὸν) Πόντ(ου) μη(τροπόλεως) Νεοκαισαρίας ἔτ(ους) ροηʹ Ἄκτια
Translation metropolis of the Koinon of Pontus, Neocaesarea, year 178, Actian (games)
Reverse design altar, inscribed, holding agonistic crown containing palm; on either side, palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 14.35 g
Axis 7, 12
Reference Rec —; Çizmeli —
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Agora 7, 1 Apr. 2014, lot 123
2 2     CGT coll. = Demos 6, 5 Dec. 2021, lot 473
3 3     Gorny & Mosch EA 278, 21 Apr. 2021, lot 3502