RPC VII.2, 2849

 

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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
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανός Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗ ΝΕΟΚΑΙϹΑΡΙΑϹ, ΕΤ ΡΟΗ
Edition μητροπόλεως Νεοκαισαρίας ἔτους ροηʹ μη(τροπόλεως) Νεοκαισαρίας ἔτ(ους) ροηʹ
Translation of metropolis Neocaesarea, of year 178
Reverse design turreted and veiled bust of Tyche, right, surmounted by agonistic crown
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 14.64 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Rec —; Çizmeli 300 corr.
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
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# Specimen 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