RPC VII.2, 452

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 452
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 ΘΕϹϹΑΛΟΝΙΚΕΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ, ΠΥΘΙΑ
Edition Θεσσαλονικέων Νεωκόρων Πυθία
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; below, star
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 9.85 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference Touratsoglou 78, nos 158–63
Specimens 9 (3 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1469 Touratsoglou 78/158
2 2     ✸ B: 18272688, I-B Touratsoglou 78/162
3 3     B: 18272689, Löbb. Touratsoglou 78/163
4 4     Alpha Bank: 4329
5 5     Istanbul: 1228 Touratsoglou 78/160
6 6     Sofia: 1506 Touratsoglou 78/161
7 7     CGT coll.
8 8     CGT coll.
9 9     Hirsch 163, 27 Sept. 1989, lot 1150