RPC VII.2, 408

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 408
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 Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανός 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 ΘΕϹϹΑΛΟΝΙΚΕΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ, ΠΥΘΙΑ
Edition Θεσσαλονικέων Νεωκόρων Πυθία Θεσσαλονικέων Νεωκόρων Πυθία
Translation of the Thessalonians, neocorate, Pythia
Reverse design agonistic table seen in perspective from left; on top of it, five apples, agonistic crown with palm and purse
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 7.94 g
Axis 12
Reference Touratsoglou —
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     CGT coll.
2 2     ✸ Savoca 117 Blue, 13 Nov. 2020, lot 492