RPC VII.2, 383

 

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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 Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανός 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 νεωκόρων Πύθια Θεσσαλονικέων νεωκόρ(ων) Πύθια
Translation of the Thessalonians, neocorate, Pythian (games)
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)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ C: 3230-2007, Mossop
2 2     Mu Touratsoglou 121/256
3 3     CGT coll.