RPC VII.2, 467

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 467
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 ΘΕϹΑΛΟΝΙΚΗ (sic) ΝΕΩΚΟΡΟϹ
Edition Θεσ<σ>αλονίκη νεωκόρος
Translation Thessalonica, neocorate
Reverse design turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 10.90 g
Axis 12
Reference Touratsoglou 207, nos 420–2
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 18272680, Löbb. Touratsoglou 207/422
2 2     ✸ V: GR 10061 Touratsoglou 207/421
3 3     CGT coll.
4 4     CGT coll.
5 5     Münzzentrum Rheinland 117, 10 Sept. 2003, lot 142