RPC VII.2, 438

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 438
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Thessalonica
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Dating AD 241–4
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΝΙΟϹ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκoς) Ἀντ<ώ>νιος 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
Translation of the Thessalonians, neocorate, Pythia
Reverse design tripod on top of which agonistic crown with palm branch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 10.39 g
Reference Touratsoglou 72, no. 149
Specimens 4 (0 in the core collections)
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Bertolami 4, 5 Dec. 2011, lot 301
2 2     Grün 64, 20 Nov. 2014, lot 1762
3 3     Kricheldorf 29, 1975, lot 410 = Touratsoglou 72/149
4 4     B. Michaux coll. = Savoca 202, 23 Mar. 2024, lot 120