RPC VII.2, 2832

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2832
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 ϹΕ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Σε(βαστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΚΟ[ ] ΠΟΝΤ ΜΗ ΝΕΟΚΑΙϹΑ, ΕΤ [ΡΟ]Η
Edition Κο[---] Πόντ(ου) μη(τροπόλεως) Νεοκαισα(ρίας) ἔτ(ους) ροηʹ
Translation ko[inon] of Pontus, of metropolis Neocaesarea, of year 178
Reverse design prize table with three curved legs holding agonistic crown with palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 16.67 g
Axis 6
Reference Rec —; Çizmeli 353
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1300 SNG 1759 = Çizmeli pl. XXVII, 353
2 2     Amasya: 75.28.9 Ireland 1346
3 3     Kybele Numismatics 1, 12 Feb. 2024, lot 469