RPC VII.2, 360

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 360
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Thessalonica
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Dating AD 241–4
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανός 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 ΘΕϹϹΑΛΟΝΙΚΕΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡ, ΠΥΘΙΑ (on crown), ΚΕϹΑΡΕΙΑ
Edition Θεσσαλονικέων νεωκόρων Πύθια Κεσάρεια Θεσσαλονικέων νεωκόρ(ων) Πύθια Κεσάρεια
Translation of the Thessalonians, neocorate, Pythian Caesarean (games)
Reverse design agonistic crown with palm branch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 9.73 g
Axis 6
Reference Touratsoglou 103, nos 218–19
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ V: GR 10067 Touratsoglou 103/219
2 2     Plovdiv: Tacchella coll. Touratsoglou 103/218
3 3     B. Michaux coll.