RPC VII.2, 356

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 356
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Thessalonica
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Dating AD 241–4
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΝΙΟϹ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκoς) Ἀντ<ώ>νιος Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΘΕϹϹΑΛΟΝΕΙΚΕΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩ, ΠΥΘΙΑ (on crown)
Edition Θεσσαλονικέων νεωκόρω(ν) Πυθία
Translation of the Thessalonians, neocorate, Pythia
Reverse design agonistic crown with palm branch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 11.06 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference Touratsoglou 105, nos 221–3
Specimens 5 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     A: 239/1978 Touratsoglou 105/222 = Macedonia hoard
2 2     Rome: de Sanctis 109985 Touratsoglou 105/223
3 3     Yale: 2004.6.1403 Touratsoglou 105/221
4 4     ✸ CGT coll. = Naville Numismatics 20, 7 Feb. 2016, lot 145
5 5     M&M GmbH 13, 9 Oct. 2003, lot 136