RPC VII.2, 391

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 391
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Thessalonica
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Dating AD 241–4
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΟϹ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΘΕϹϹΑΛΟΝΙΚΕΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
Edition Θεσσαλονικέων νεωκόρων
Translation of the Thessalonians, neocorate
Reverse design laurel wreath enclosing inscription in five lines; on top, between the laurels, five apples
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 10.48 g
Axis 7
Reference Touratsoglou 195, nos 400–1
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     C McClean 3802 = Touratsoglou 195/400
2 2     Cop SNG 438 = Touratsoglou 195/401
3 3     B. Michaux coll.
4 4     ✸ C. Rhodes coll.