RPC VII.2, 371

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 371
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Thessalonica
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Dating AD 241–4
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ ΜΑΡ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μᾶρ(κος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) 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 two palm branches
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 9.85 g
Axis 2, 7
Reference Touratsoglou 89, no. 188
Specimens 2 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Mu Touratsoglou 89/188
2 2     ✸ O: Walker Schulten Apr. 1989, lot 566 = Schulten Apr. 1988, lot 787