RPC VII.2, 405

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 405
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 ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ, ΠΥΘΙΑ (on column)
Edition Θεσσαλονικέων Νεωκόρων Πυθία
Translation of the Thessalonians, neocorate, Pythia
Reverse design Nike standing left, holding wreath and palm, resting left elbow on column; at feet, agonistic crown with palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 11.22 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference Touratsoglou 146, nos 313–16
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1445 Touratsoglou 146/315
2 2     NY: 1944.100.11915 SNG 884 = Touratsoglou 146/313
3 3     ✸ Alpha Bank: 7689
4 4     Naumann 52, 2 Apr. 2017, lot 249
5 5     Saint Paul Antiques 4, 22 Apr. 2017, lot 216