RPC VII.2, 414

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 414
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 ΝΕΩΚΟΡ, ΠΥΘΙΑ
Edition Θεσσαλονικέων νεωκόρ(ων) Πύθια
Translation of the Thessalonians, neocorate, Pythian (games)
Reverse design agonistic table seen in perspective from right; on top of it, five apples, agonistic crown with palm and purse; beneath table, urn?
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 8.95 g
Axis 7
Reference Touratsoglou 186, nos 382–3
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1477 Touratsoglou 186/382
2 2     Mu Touratsoglou 186/383
3 3     ✸ Nomos 32, 8 June 2024, lot 299