Pontos, Neocaesarea
Gallienus 253-268 CE
AE 26,1mm 14,2g
Obv: ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΠΟ ΛΙΚ ΓΑΛΛΙΗΝΟϹ. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gallienus, right, seen from rear
Rev: ΜΗΤ ΝΕΟΚΑΙϹΑΡΙΑϹ, ΕΤ ΡϘΘ. Prize crown from which two palms emerge on base or altar with three legs
RPC X, — (unassigned; ID 88213)
Neocaesarea was originally known as Kabeira, which minted coins earlier. Pompey renamed it Diopolis and we’re not sure when it became Neocaesarea, though it was called that by Pliny. Numismatists believe it was during the time of Tiberius. It was destroyed multiple times by earthquakes.
344 CE
Neocaesarea destroyed by an earthquake.
499 CE
Neocaesarea destroyed again by an earthquake.