RPC VII.2, 386

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 386
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Thessalonica
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Dating AD 241–4
Obverse inscription ΑΥ(Τ) Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΘΕϹϹΑΛΟΝΕΙΚΕΩΝ ΝΕΩΚ
Reverse design Apollo standing left, holding Kabeiros and laurel branch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Axis 6, 7, 12
Reference Touratsoglou 126, nos 264–6; 128, nos 269–70
Specimens 5 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 127 = Touratsoglou 126/265
2 2     ✸ P: 1454 Touratsoglou 128/269
3 3     B: 18272657, Knobelsdorff Touratsoglou 126/264
4 4     CGT coll.
5 5     Weber 2298 = Touratsoglou 128/270