RPC VII.2, 446

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 446
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Thessalonica
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Dating AD 241–4
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΟϹ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανός Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design radiate and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front; beneath bust, pellet
Reverse inscription ΘΕϹϹΑΛΟΝΙΚΕΩΝ ΝΕΩΚ, ΠΥΘΙΑ
Edition Θεσσαλονικέων νεωκόρων Πύθια Θεσσαλονικέων νεωκ(όρων) Πύθια
Translation of the Thessalonians, neocorate, Pythian (games)
Reverse design tripod on top of which laurel wreath and five apples; to left, agonistic crown with palm branch; to right, amphora with palm branch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 10.82 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference Touratsoglou 52, nos 107–8
Specimens 7 (2 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 130 = Touratsoglou 52/107
2 2     Mu Touratsoglou 52/108
3 3     ✸ Bertolami 4, 5 Dec. 2011, lot 300
4 4     CGT coll.
5 5     Gorny & Mosch 245, 7 Mar. 2017, lot 1459
6 6     Grün 64, 20 Nov. 2014, lot 1761
7 7     Solidus Sept. Auktion 46, 22 Sept. 2019, lot 218