RPC VII.2, 2847

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2847
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
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙ ΠΟΝΤ ΜΗ ΝΕΟΚΑΙϹΑΡΙΑϹ Β Ν, ΕΤ ΡΟ, Η
Reverse design turreted and veiled bust of Tyche, right, surmounted by agonistic crown
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Axis 6
Reference Rec —; Çizmeli 299
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1979,0101.1192 SNG vA 111 = Çizmeli pl. XXIII, 299
2 2     Pompeii 1, 2 July 2021, lot 272