238 AD - 244 AD

Neocaesarea   Pontus   Gordianus III
Νεοκαισάρεια   Πόντος   Γορδιάνος Γ'
 AE 29
 SHH 6201

6201 Neocaesarea Pontus Gordsianus III AE

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Composition
 16.00 g   26.9-28.7 mm   3.0 eqmm   12:00 o'clock   VF   centering ? / -
σmax(SigmaTest, 240 Hz) = 7.5 MS/m
Draped and cuirassed bust of laureate Gordianus right;
AV K M ANT ΓORDIANOC clockwise around; border of dots
Agonistic table with palm branch within and prize urn with two palm branches on top;
KOIN ΠONT MH / N / EOKAICAPI clockwise around; ET POH in exergue; border of dots,
Multiple manufacturing (?) marks on obverse and reverse.
Similar marks on Gordianus III coin Çizmeli 296.
 BMC Pontus ---; Çizmeli 293; RGAM ---; Sear Greek Imperial 3660
Ex Matteo Savoca 9/359, 21.8.2016
μ-XRF-Analysis, edge;   ArtTAX Pro, 80-100 µm Spot
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