RPC VII.2, 2831

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2831
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
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡ ΝΕΟΚΑΙϹΑΡΙΑϹ, ΕΤ ΡΟΗ, ΟΙΚΟ[ ]
Edition μητρ(οπόλεως) Νεοκαισαρίας ἔτ(ους) ροηʹ οἰκο[---]
Translation of metropolis Neocaesarea, year 178, oiko[---]
Reverse design prize table with curved legs holding agonistic crown with two palms
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Average weight 16.76 g
Axis 6
Reference Rec 51a; Çizmeli 311 corr.
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Note Rev. legend given as ΜΗ ΝΕΟΚΑΙϹΑΡΙΑϹ, ΕΤ ΡΟΗ, ΜΤΡΟ[ ] by Çizmeli and SNG Paris.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1304 SNG 1757 = Çizmeli pl. XXIV, 311
2 2     ✸ CGT coll.