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VII.2, 438
Image of specimen #1
Coin type
URI
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/7.2/438
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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
Θ
Ε
ϹϹΑΛΟΝΙΚ
Ε
ΩΝ 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)
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1
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25
10.67
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Grün 64, 20 Nov. 2014, lot 1762
25
8.72
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3
3
Kricheldorf 29, 1975, lot 410 = Touratsoglou 72/149
24
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4
4
B. Michaux coll. = Savoca 202, 23 Mar. 2024, lot 120
23
11.77
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