RPC VII.2, 406

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 406
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Thessalonica
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Dating AD 241–4
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΝ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate head of Gordian III, right
Reverse inscription ΘΕϹϹΑΛΟΝΙΚΕΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ, ΠΥΘΙΑ
Reverse design agonistic table seen in perspective from left; on top of it, five apples, agonistic crown with palm and purse
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Axis 1, 2, 6
Reference Touratsoglou 188, nos 385–8
Specimens 6 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ C: 3226-2007, Mossop Touratsoglou 188/388
2 2     Mu Touratsoglou 188/386
3 3     A: 240/1978 Touratsoglou 188/385 = Macedonia hoard
4 4     Boston: 63.3015 Touratsoglou 188/387
5 5     CGT coll.
6 6     Private coll.