RPC VII.2, 2834

 

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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
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανός 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 ΚΟΙ ΠΟΝΤ ΜΗ(Τ) ΝΕΟΚΑΙϹΑΡΙΑϹ, ΕΤ ΡΟΗ
Edition Κοινὸν Πόντου μητροπόλεως Νεοκαισαρίας ἔτους ροηʹ Κοι(νὸν) Πόντ(ου) μητ(ροπόλεως) Νεοκαισαρίας ἔτ(ους) ροηʹ
Translation Koinon of Pontus, of metropolis Neocaesarea, of year 178
Reverse design prize table holding agonistic crown with two palms; on either side, palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 14.96 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Rec —; Çizmeli —
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Cop SNG Suppl. 286
2 2     Ceylan coll. = Çizmeli pl. XXIII, 296 corr. (described as having amphora)