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VII.2, 432
Image of specimen #6
Coin type
URI
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/7.2/432
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Volume
VII.2
Number
432
Province
Macedonia
Region
Macedonia
City
Thessalonica
Reign
Gordian III
Person (obv.)
Gordian III (Augustus)
Dating
AD 241–4
Obverse inscription
ΑΥ(Τ) Κ Μ Α(Ν)ΤΝΙΟϹ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition
Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκoς) Ἀντ<ώ>νιος Γορδιανός
Translation
Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design
radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription
Θ
Ε
ϹϹΑΛΟΝΙΚ
Ε
ΩΝ Ν
Ε
ΩΚΟΡΩ
Edition
Θεσσαλονικέων νεωκόρω(ν)
Translation
of the Thessalonians, neocorate
Reverse design
temple with two columns enclosing figure of Kabeiros standing facing, head left, holding rhyton and hammer; at his feet, left and right, elephant tusk in cylindrical container
Metal
copper-based alloy
Average diameter
25 mm
Average weight
10.33 g
Axis
7
Reference
Touratsoglou 143–4, nos 307–10
Specimens
6 (1 in the core collections)
Specimens of this coin type
#
Specimen
Obverse
Reverse
Museum
Bibliography
Diameter
Weight
Axis
Note
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1
1
P: 1458
Touratsoglou 144/309
24
12.20
7
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2
2
Alpha Bank: 4327
26
10.58
7
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3
3
Hannover: MZ 162
Touratsoglou 143/307
24
9.90
7
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4
4
Plovdiv: Tachella coll.
Touratsoglou 143/308
24
9.15
7
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5
5
B. Michaux coll.
25
10.36
7
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6
6
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CGT coll. = Wendt Numismatica 21, 1978, lot 381b = Touratsoglou 144/310 = Naville Numismatics 19, 13 Dec. 2015, lot 128
24.5
9.77
7
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