RPC VII.2, 383

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 383
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Thessalonica
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Dating AD 241–4
Obverse inscription ΑΤ Κ Μ ΑΤΝΙΟϹ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Α<ὐ>τ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀ<ν>τ<ώ>νιος Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΘΕϹϹΑΛΟΝΙΚΕΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡ, ΠΥΘΙΑ
Edition Θεσσαλονικέων νεωκόρ(ων) Πυθία
Translation of the Thessalonians, neocorate, Pythia
Reverse design Apollo standing left, holding Kabeiros, and laurel branch and bow
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 10.54 g
Axis 6, 7, 12
Reference Touratsoglou 121, nos 256
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ C: 3230-2007, Mossop
2 2     Mu Touratsoglou 121/256
3 3     CGT coll.