RPC VII.2, 2835

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2835
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(Ο) ΝΕΟΚΑΙϹΑΡΙΑϹ, ΕΤ ΡΟΗ
Edition Μητρο(πόλεως) Νεοκαισαρεία(ς) ἔτ(ους) ροηʹ
Translation of Metropolis of Neocaesarea, of year 178
Reverse design prize table holding agonistic crown with two palms; beneath, amphora
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 15.20 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Rec —; Çizmeli 314, 315 corr.
Specimens 4 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Ankara: 82-35/5-95 Arslan, Arkeoloji Dergisi 1997, no. 139 = Çizmeli pl. XXIV, 315
2 2     Cast in Winterthur = M&M AG 81, 18 Sept. 1995, lot 453
3 3     Kovacs coll. = Çizmeli pl. XXIV, 314
4 4     ✸ N&N London EA 39, 4 Nov. 2023, lot 537