RPC VII.2, 429

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 429
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Thessalonica
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Dating AD 241–4
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ ΜΡ ΑΝΤΟϹ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ<ᾶ>ρ(κος) Ἀντ<ώνι>ος Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΘΕϹϹΑΛΟΝΙΚΕΩΝ ΝΕΩΚ, ΠΥΘΙΑ
Edition Θεσσαλονικέων Νεωκ(όρων) Πυθία
Translation of the Thessalonians, neocorate, Pythia
Reverse design temple with four columns on podium seen in perspective from left; pellet in pediment; in field, serpent to left and star to right; above, agonistic crown with palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 11.61 g
Axis 1
Reference Touratsoglou 164, no. 346
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Cop SNG 435 = Touratsoglou 164/346