RPC VII.2, 442

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 442
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Thessalonica
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Dating AD 241–4
Obverse inscription ΑΤ Κ Μ ΑΤΝΙΟϹ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΘΕϹϹΑΛΟΝΙΚΕΩΝ ΠΥΘΙΑ
Reverse design tripod on top of which agonistic crown with palm branch; purse left and amphora right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Axis 1, 2, 7, 12
Reference Touratsoglou 67–8, nos 133–7
Specimens 5 (3 in the core collections)
Note Purse and amphora are either on exergue line (Touratsoglou 67) or in field (Touratsoglou 68).
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1467 Touratsoglou 67/133
2 2     P: 1468 Touratsoglou 68/135
3 3     Mu Touratsoglou 68/137
4 4     Karlsruhe Touratsoglou 68/136
5 5     ✸ Savoca 11 Blue, 27 Oct. 2018, lot 1086