RPC VII.2, 2839

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2839
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 ΚΟΙ ΠΟΝΤ ΜΗ ΝΕΟΚΑΙϹΑΡΙ, ΕΤ ΡΟΗ
Edition Κοι(νὸν) Πόντ(ου) μη(τροπόλεως) Νεοκαισαρί(ας) ἔτ(ους) ροηʹ
Translation Koinon of Pontus, of metropolis Neocaesarea, of year 178
Reverse design prize table holding wreath with A at its top; beneath table, palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 13.72 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference Rec —; Çizmeli 298 corr.
Specimens 5 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Mu Çizmeli pl. XXIII, 298
2 2     Leeds-UL: 1495
3 3     ✸ CGT coll.
4 4     Emporium Hamburg 67, 10 May 2012, lot 591
5 5     C. Rhodes coll. = Savoca Blue 170, 12 Aug. 2023. lot 459 = Solidus Premium 18, 15 July 2017, lot