RPC VII.2, 357

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 357
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Thessalonica
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Dating AD 241–4
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ(Ω) ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντώ(νιος) Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΘΕϹϹΑΛΟΝΕΙΚΕΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟ(ΡΩ), 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 10.04 g
Axis 1, 6, 8
Reference Touratsoglou 104, no. 220; 106–7, nos 224–5
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ C: 3229-2007, Mossop Touratsoglou 106/224
2 2     Sofia: 1507 Touratsoglou 104/220, pl. 41, rev.
3 3     Thessaloniki Touratsoglou 107/225 = Lefkochori hoard
4 4     CGT coll.