RPC VII.2, 2842

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2842
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 ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανὸς Σεβαστός Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝ ΠΟΝ ΜΗΤ ΝΕΟΚΑΙϹΑΡΙΑϹ, ΕΤ ΡΟΗ
Edition Κοινὸν Πόντου μητροπόλεως Νεοκαισαρίας ἔτους ροηʹ Κοιν(ὸν) Πόν(του) μητ(ροπόλεως) Νεοκαισαρίας ἔτ(ους) ροηʹ
Translation Koinon of Pontus, of metropolis Neocaesarea, of year 178
Reverse design two temples with four columns each
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 13.40 g
Reference Rec —; Çizmeli 349
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 2: same rev. die as 2860/2.
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Berk Buy or Bid Sale 179, 24 May 2012, lot 532
2 2     SNG vA 106 = Çizmeli pl. XXVII, 349