RPC VII.2, 2813

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2813
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 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 ΚΟΙ ΠΟΝ ΜΗ ΝΕΟΚΑΙϹΑΡ, ΕΤ ΡΟΗ
Edition Κοι(νὸν) Πόν(του) μη(τροπόλεως) Νεοκαισάρ(ειας) ἔτ(ους) ροηʹ
Translation of the Koinon of Pontus, metropolis Neocaesarea, of year 178
Reverse design base holding agonistic crown containing palm standing between two palms
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 13.23 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Rec —; Çizmeli 292
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     NY: 1944.100.41418
2 2     Istanbul: 1037/11-1975 Çizmeli, Anatolia Antiqua p. 105, no. 26
3 3     Samsun: 7-3-1983 Çizmeli pl. XXII, 292
4 4     ✸ R. Effler coll. (ex Savoca Coins Blue 219th Weekly Blue, 29 June 2024, lot 434)