RPC VII.2, 432

 

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Coin type
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 ΘΕϹϹΑΛΟΝΙΚΕΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩ
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)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1458 Touratsoglou 144/309
2 2     Alpha Bank: 4327
3 3     Hannover: MZ 162 Touratsoglou 143/307
4 4     Plovdiv: Tachella coll. Touratsoglou 143/308
5 5     B. Michaux coll.
6 6     ✸ CGT coll. = Wendt Numismatica 21, 1978, lot 381b = Touratsoglou 144/310 = Naville Numismatics 19, 13 Dec. 2015, lot 128