RPC VII.2, 2842

 

Image of specimen #1

 

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
Nominative Imperator 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
Reverse design two temples with four columns each
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Reference Rec —; Çizmeli 349
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 2: same rev. die as 2860/2.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Berk Buy or Bid Sale 179, 24 May 2012, lot 532
2 2     SNG vA 106 = Çizmeli pl. XXVII, 349