RPC VII.2, 350

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 350
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Thessalonica
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Dating AD 238–41
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΘΕϹϹΑΛΟΝ(Ε)ΙΚΕΩΝ
Edition Θεσσαλονεικέων
Translation of the Thessalonians
Reverse design Nike standing left, holding Kabeiros and palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 9.60 g
Axis 1, 6, 7, 12
Reference Touratsoglou 45, nos 88–94
Specimens 12 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     C McClean 3799 = Touratsoglou 45/90
2 2     V: GR 35436 Touratsoglou 45/92
3 3     A: 232/1978 Touratsoglou 45/93 = Macedonia hoard
4 4     Philadelphia: 29-126-359 Touratsoglou 45/91
5 5     Rome: de Sanctis 109990 Touratsoglou 45/89
6 6     Bonn: P.09.01 Touratsoglou 45/88
7 7     CGT coll.
8 8     ✸ CNG EA 135, 15 Mar. 2006, lot 36
9 9     Kyrou coll. = Touratsoglou 45/94
10 10     Müller 44, 16 Dec. 1983, lot 512
11 11     Private coll.
12 12     Savoca EA 26 Silver, 14 Oct. 2018, lot 318 = Savoca 19, 10 Dec. 2017, lot 199