RPC VII.2, 444

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 444
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Thessalonica
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Dating AD 241–4
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΕ Μ ΑΤΝΟϹ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κέ(σαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντών(ιος) Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordian
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΘΕϹϹΑΛΟΝΕΙΚΕΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ, ΠΥΘΙΑ
Edition Θεσσαλονικέων νεωκόρων Πύθια
Translation of the Thessalonians, neocorate, Pythia
Reverse design tripod on top of which agonistic crown with palm branch, serpent entwined round the central leg of tripod
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 9.80 g
Axis 1
Reference Touratsoglou 79, no. 164
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Mu Touratsoglou 79/164
2 2     CGT coll.
3 3     Trade (Gitbud & Naumann, eBay, 2011)