RPC VII.2, 416

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 416
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
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀν(τώνιος) Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate head of Gordian III, right
Reverse inscription ΘΕϹϹΑΛΟΝΙΚΕΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
Edition Θεσσαλονικέων νεωκόρων
Translation of the Thessalonians, neocorate
Reverse design temple with four columns on podium seen in perspective from left; pellet in pediment
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 8.42 g
Axis 1
Reference Touratsoglou 169, no. 360
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1968,0604.13 Touratsoglou 169/360
2 2     Gorny & Mosch 208, 16 Oct. 2012, lot 1787