RPC VII.2, 436

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 436
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Thessalonica
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Dating AD 241–4
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντώ(νιος) Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordian
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΘΕϹϹΑΛΟΝΕΙΚΕΩΝ ΝΕΩ(ΚΟ), ΠΥΘΙΑ
Edition Θεσσαλονεικέων νεωκό(ρων) Πύθια
Translation of the Thessalonians, neocorate, Pythian (games)
Reverse design tripod on top of which agonistic crown with palm branch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 9.99 g
Axis 1, 2, 6, 7
Reference Touratsoglou 73, nos 150–2, 75–6, nos 154–5
Specimens 7 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     C: 3234-2007, Mossop Touratsoglou 76/155
2 2     Mu Touratsoglou 73/151
3 3     ✸ Alpha Bank: 7673
4 4     Düsseldorf: 8380 Touratsoglou 73/150
5 5     St Petersburg Touratsoglou 75/154
6 6     CGT coll.
7 7     Nomos obolos 9, 25 Mar. 2018, lot 690