RPC VII.2, 2849

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2849
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 ΜΗ ΝΕΟΚΑΙϹΑΡΙΑϹ, ΕΤ ΡΟΗ
Reverse design turreted and veiled bust of Tyche, right, surmounted by agonistic crown
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Axis 6, 12
Reference Rec —; Çizmeli 300 corr.
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1293 SNG 1745 = Çizmeli pl. XXIII, 300
2 2     Ankara: 142-18/8-96 Arslan, Arkeoloji Dergisi 1997, no. 141