RPC VII.2, 348

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 348
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Thessalonica
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Dating AD 238–41
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 radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΘΕϹϹΑΛΟΝΙΚΕΩΝ
Edition Θεσσαλονικέων
Translation of the Thessalonicans
Reverse design Nike advancing right, holding wreath and palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 9.13 g
Axis 7
Reference Touratsoglou 47, nos 96–7
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Mu Touratsoglou 47/97
2 2     Rome: de Sanctis coll. 109991 Touratsoglou 47/96
3 3     B. Michaux coll.
4 4     ✸ C. Rhodes coll.