RPC VII.2, 372

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 372
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 Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανός 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 ΘΕϹϹΑΛΟΝΙΚΕΩ ΝΕΩ, ΠΥΘΙΑ
Edition Θεσσαλονικέων νεωκόρων Πύθια Θεσσαλονικέω(ν) νεω(κόρων) Πύθια
Translation of the Thessalonians, neocorate, Pythia
Reverse design Kabeiros standing left in front of Apollo standing right; Kabeiros holds a hammer and Apollo a laurel branch; they hold together five apples; between then, agonistic crowns with palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 10.01 g
Axis 1, 2
Reference Touratsoglou 50, no. 104
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1914,0612.2 Touratsoglou 50/104
2 2     Roma Numismatics EA 7, 26 Apr. 2014, lot 1018