RPC VII.2, 2843

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2843
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 [ΜΗΤ?] ΝΕΟΚΑΙϹΑΡΙΑϹ Α, ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩ, ΕΤ ΡΟΗ
Edition Μητροπόλεως Νεοκαισαρίας αʹ δίς νεωκόρου ἔτους ροηʹ Μητ(ροπόλεως) Νεοκαισαρίας αʹ δίς νεω(κόρου) ἔτ(ους) ροηʹ
Translation metropolis of Neocaesarea, first, twice neocorate, year 178
Reverse design two temples with four columns each
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 17.24 g
Reference Rec —; Çizmeli —
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Naumann 45, 3 July 2016, lot 408
2 2     C. Rhodes coll. = Numismad 23, 4–5 Apr. 2025, lot 687 = Numismad 5, 12 Nov. 2022, lot 553