RPC VII.2, 453

 

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 453
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Thessalonica
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Dating AD 241–4
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚ Μ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΟϹ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκ(ράτωρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, left, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΘΕϹϹΑΛΟΝΙΚΕΩΝ ΠΥΘΙΑ
Edition Θεσσαλονικέων Πύθια
Translation of the Thessalonians, Pythia
Reverse design tripod on top of which five apples, decorated with wreath; to left, purse; to right, amphora
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 12.80 g
Axis 6
Reference Touratsoglou 61, no. 122
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Vat: 585 Touratsoglou 61/122