RPC VII.2, 451

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 451
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Thessalonica
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Dating AD 241–4
Obverse inscription ΑΥ 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 ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ, ΠΥΘΙΑ
Reverse design tripod on top of which agonistic crown with palm branch; five apples left and purse right; star below
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Axis 2, 7
Reference Touratsoglou 66, nos 131–2
Specimens 4 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     A: 1356γ Touratsoglou 66/131
2 2     V-Schottenstift Touratsoglou 66/132
3 3     CGT coll. = London Ancient Coins L, 26 Mar. 2014, lot 111
4 4     ✸ CGT coll. = Savoca 85 Blue, 19 Sept. 2020, lot 1012