RPC VII.2, 2829

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2829
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 ΚΟΙ ΠΟΝΤ ΜΗ ΝΕΟΚΑΙϹΑΡΙΑϹ, ΕΤ ΡΟΗ
Edition Κοινὸν Πόντου μητροπόλεως Νεοκαισαρίας ἔτους ροηʹ Κοι(νὸν) Πόντ(ου) μη(τροπόλεως) Νεοκαισαρίας ἔτ(ους) ροηʹ
Translation metropolis of the Koinon of Pontus, Neocaesarea, of year 178
Reverse design prize table with curved legs holding agonistic crown with palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 14.03 g
Axis 12
Reference Rec 51; Çizmeli 297
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L BMC 12 = Çizmeli pl. XXIII, 297