RPC VII.2, 401

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 401
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Thessalonica
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Dating AD 241–4
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανός Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντώ(νιος) Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΘΕϹϹΑΛΟΝΕΙΚΕΩ ΝΕΩ
Edition Θεσσαλονείκεω νέωκόρων Θεσσαλονείκεω νέω(κόρων)
Translation of the Thessalonians, neocorate
Reverse design Nike advancing left, holding Kabeiros and palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 8.74 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference Touratsoglou 148, nos 318–19
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1444 Touratsoglou 148/319
2 2     A: 231/1978 Touratsoglou 148/318 = Macedonia hoard