RPC VII.2, 2848

 

Image of specimen #2

 

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
Nominative Imperator 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
Reverse design turreted and veiled bust of Tyche, right, surmounted by agonistic crown
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Axis 1, 12
Reference Rec —; Çizmeli 355 corr.
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)

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)