RPC VII.2, 466

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 466
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Thessalonica
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Dating AD 241–4
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ(Ρ) ΑΝΤΩΝΙΟϹ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ<ᾶ>ρ(κος) Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΘΕϹϹΑΛΟΝΙΚΗ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩϹ
Edition Θεσσαλονίκη νεωκόρως
Translation Thessalonica, neocorate
Reverse design turreted and draped bust of Tyche, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 11.71 g
Axis 7, 12
Reference Touratsoglou 196–7, nos 402–3
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: G3,GCC.384 BMC 118 = Touratsoglou 197/403
2 2     CGT coll.
3 3     CGT coll.
4 4     Kyrou coll. = Touratsoglou 196/402