RPC VII.2, 2844

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2844
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 ϹΕ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Σε(βαστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription [ΜΗΤΡ ΚΟ ΠΟ] ΝΕΟΚΑΙϹΑΡΙ, ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟ ΕΤ ΡΟΗ
Edition μητρ(οπόλεως) κο(ινὸν) Πό(ντου) Νεοκαισαρί(ας) δὶς νεωκό(ρου) ἔτ(ους) ροηʹ
Translation of the metropolis, koinon of Pontus, of Neocaesarea, twice neocorate, year 178
Reverse design two temples with four columns each
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Average weight 15.99 g
Axis 6
Reference Rec —; Çizmeli 306
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
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Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Ankara: 1499-218 Arslan, Arkeoloji Dergisi 1997, no. 131 = Çizmeli pl. XXIV, 306