RPC VII.2, 367

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 367
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Thessalonica
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Dating AD 241–4
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΕ Μ ΑΤΝΟϹ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κέ(σαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντών(ιος) Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordian
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΘΕϹϹΑΛΟΝΕΙΚΕΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ, ΠΥΘΙΑ
Edition Θεσσαλονικέων νεωκόρων Πύθια
Translation of the Thessalonians, neocorate, Pythia
Reverse design agonistic crown with palm branch; below, star
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 10.82 g
Axis 7
Reference Touratsoglou 114, nos 245–6
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     A: Veroia find Touratsoglou 114/245
2 2     V-Schottenstift: 1506 Touratsoglou 114/246
3 3     ✸ B. Michaux coll.