RPC VII.2, 456

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 456
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Thessalonica
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Dating AD 241–4
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντώ(νιος) Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΘΕϹϹΑΛΟΝΕΙΚΕΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡ
Edition Θεσσαλονεικέων νεωκόρ(ων)
Translation of the Thessalonians, neocorate
Reverse design tripod on top of which five apples; purse left and amphora right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 8.85 g
Axis 1, 2, 12
Reference Touratsoglou 84, no. 179
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Alpha Bank: 7674
2 2     CGT coll.
3 3     Private coll. = Touratsoglou 84/179