RPC VII.2, 2834

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2834
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 ΚΟΙ ΠΟΝΤ ΜΗ(Τ) ΝΕΟΚΑΙϹΑΡΙΑϹ, ΕΤ ΡΟΗ
Reverse design prize table holding agonistic crown with two palms; on either side, palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Axis 6, 12
Reference Rec —; Çizmeli —
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Cop SNG Suppl. 286
2 2     Ceylan coll. = Çizmeli pl. XXIII, 296 corr. (described as having amphora)