RPC VII.2, 420

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 420
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Thessalonica
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Dating AD 241–4
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ(Ρ) Α(Ν)Τ(Ω)ΝΙΟϹ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανός Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ<ᾶ>ρ(κος) 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 ΝΕΩΚ(ΟΡΩΝ), ΠΥΘΙΑ
Edition Θεσσαλονικέων Νεωκόρων Πυθία Θεσσαλονικέων Νεωκόρων Πυθία
Translation of the Thessalonians, neocorate, Pythia
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 8.41 g
Axis 1, 7
Reference Touratsoglou 160, no. 342; 163, no. 345
Specimens 2 (2 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1459 Touratsoglou 160/342
2 2     B: 18272683, Löbb. Touratsoglou 163/345 corr.