RPC VII.2, 2830

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2830
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 ϹΕ(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 ΝΕΟΚΑΙϹΑΡΙΑϹ, ΕΤ ΡΟΗ
Edition Κοι(νὸν) Πόντ(ου) μη(τροπόλεως) Νεοκαισαρίας ἔτ(ους) ροηʹ
Translation Koinon of Pontus, of metropolis Neocaesarea, of year 178
Reverse design prize table with curved legs holding agonistic crown with palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 15.49 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference Rec 51; Çizmeli 344, 352
Specimens 12 (4 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1979,0101.1194 SNG vA 6765
2 2     ✸ P: 419 Wa 77 = SNG 1758 = Rec 51, pl. XIII, 19 = Çizmeli pl. XXVII, 352
3 3     B: 18272754, Löbb.
4 4     Cop SNG 218
5 5     Tokat: 70.1.104.804
6 6     B. Michaux coll.
7 7     CNG EA 212, 17 June 2009, lot 173
8 8     Naumann 73, 6 Jan. 2019, lot 290
9 9     Peus 290, 1976, lot 357 = Çizmeli pl. XXVII, 352
10 10     Savoca 19, 10 Dec. 2017, lot 204
11 11     C. Rhodes coll.
12 12     Nomos 32, 8 June 2024, lot 262