RPC VII.2, 2823

 

Image of specimen #11

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2823
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 ΠΟΝ(Τ) ΜΗ ΝΕΟΚΑΙϹΑΡΙΑ(Ϲ), ΕΤ ΡΟΗ, ΑΚΤΙΑ
Edition κοι(νὸν) Πόντ(ου) μη(τροπόλεως) Νεοκαισαρίας ἔτ(ους) ροηʹ Ἄκτια
Translation koinon of Pontus, of metropolis Neocaesarea, year 178, Actian (games)
Reverse design altar, inscribed, holding agonistic crown containing palm(s)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 14.48 g
Axis 1, 5, 6, 7, 12
Reference Rec 54a corr.; Çizmeli 303 corr., 321–5, 340–1, 350
Specimens 23 (3 in the core collections)
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: M 6211 SNG 1748 = Rec 54a, pl. suppl. K, 24, rev. = Çizmeli pl. XXV, 321
2 2     P: 1299 SNG 1749
3 3     O: Milne Çizmeli pl. XXV, 322
4 4     Amasya: 83.1.47 Ireland 1355
5 5     Ankara: 103-1-95 Arslan, Arkeoloji Dergisi 1997, no. 132
6 6     Ankara: 131-1-76 Arslan, Arkeoloji Dergisi 1997, no. 135 = Çizmeli pl. XXV, 324
7 7     Boston: 63.2972
8 8     Tokat: 86.40.9.28559 Amandry, Tokat p. 126, no. 8.1.17 = Rémy, Pontica I (1991), p. 45, no. 17 = Çizmeli pl. XXIII, 303
9 9     V-ON SNG Leypold 53
10 10     C. Rhodes coll.
11 11     ✸ CGT coll. = Naville Numismatics 39, 29 Apr. 2018, lot 156
12 12     Falghera 2104 = Çizmeli pl. XXV, 323
13 13     Giessener Münzhandlung 79, 1996, lot 320
14 14     Hirsch 175, 1992, lot 808
15 15     Jacquier liste 16, 1994, lot 294
16 16     Kovacs coll.
17 17     Kovacs coll. = Çizmeli pl. XXVI, 341
18 18     Kovacs coll. = Çizmeli pl. XXVII, 350
19 19     Leu EA 7, 23 Feb. 2019, lot 639
20 20     Peus 291, 1977, lot 696
21 21     Schulten 11 Apr. 1988, lot 838
22 22     Schulten Apr. 1989, lot 570 = Çizmeli pl. XXV, 325
23 23     SNG vA 108 = Çizmeli pl. XXVI, 340