RPC VII.2, 2820

 

Image of specimen #9

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2820
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 Ϲ(Ε)(Β)
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Σεβ(αστός)
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 ΝΕΟΚΑΙϹΑΡΙ(Α), ΕΤ ΡΟΗ
Edition Κοι(νὸν) Πόντ(ου) μη(τρόπολις) Νεοκαισάρια ἔτ(ους) ροηʹ
Translation Koinon of Pontus, metropolis Neocaesarea, year 178
Reverse design altar decorated with palm holding agonistic crown containing palm(s)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 14.47 g
Axis 1, 6
Reference Rec 53; Çizmeli 302, 320, 338–9, 354
Specimens 17 (3 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same rev. die as 2819/1, 5, 2852/1, 3–4, 9–10, 13.
Note The crown contains either one or two palms.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 421 SNG 1751 = Çizmeli pl. XXVIII, 354
2 2     B: 18272756, Löbb.
3 3     B: 18272758 Çizmeli pl. XXIII, 302
4 4     Amasya: 75.28.16 Ireland 1350
5 5     Amasya: 84.3.15 Ireland 1351 = Çizmeli pl. XXVI, 339
6 6     Tokat: 42.1.71 Amandry, Tokat p. 122, no. 1.1.19 = Çizmeli pl. XXV, 320
7 7     Tokat: 42.1.120 Amandry, Tokat p. 122, no. 1.1.20 = Çizmeli pl. XXVI, 338
8 8     V-ON SNG Leypold 49
9 9     ✸ CGT coll.
10 10     CNG EA 115, 25 May 2005, lot 223
11 11     Hirsch 173, 1993, lot 1144
12 12     Hirsch 253, 27 Sept. 2007, lot 2653
13 13     Lanz 97, 22 May 2000, lot 861
14 14     Peus 369, 31 Oct. 2001, lot 1295
15 15     Savoca Blue 7, 26 May 2018, lot 643
16 16     Schulten Oct. 1984, lot 483
17 17     C. Rhodes