RPC VII.2, 2848

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2848
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 ΚΟΙ ΠΟΝΤ ΜΗ ΝΕΟΚΑΙϹΑΡΙΑϹ Β Ν, ΕΤ ΡΟ, Η
Edition κοι(νὸν) Πόντ(ου) μη(τροπόλεως) Νεοκαισαρίας βʹ ν(εωκόρου) ἔτ(ους) ροηʹ
Translation koinon of Pontus, of metropolis Neocaesarea, twice neocorate, year 178
Reverse design turreted and veiled bust of Tyche, right, surmounted by agonistic crown
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 15.86 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference Rec —; Çizmeli 355 corr.
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Kovacs coll. = Çizmeli pl. XXVIII, 355
2 2     ✸ R. Hoppensteadt coll. = Agora Auctions 21 Nov. 2017, lot 132 = Agora 70, 21 Nov. 2017, lot 132
3 3     Trade (Romae Aeternae, Vcoins, 12 Jan. 2018)