RPC VII.2, 402

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 402
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Thessalonica
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Dating AD 241–4
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΟϹ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design radiate and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front; beneath bust, pellet
Reverse inscription ΘΕϹϹΑΛΟΝΙΚΕΩΝ ΝΕΩΚ
Edition Θεσσαλονικέων νεωκ(όρων)
Translation of the Thessalonians, neocorate
Reverse design Nike advancing left, holding Kabeiros and palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 10.51 g
Axis 12
Reference Touratsoglou 147, no. 317
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ O: Richardson Serres find Touratsoglou 147/317
2 2     B. Michaux coll. = Aphrodite 11, 3 June 2023, lot 673