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Æ24 - Gordian III ΘΕϹϹΑΛΟΝΙΚΕΩΝ ΝΕΩ (ΟΡΩΝ), ΠΥΘΙΑ

Features

Issuer Thessalonica (Roman province of Macedonia)
Emperor Gordian III (Marcus Antonius Gordianus) (238-244)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 241-244
Composition Bronze
Weight 10.39 g
Diameter 24 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
518224
References RPC Online VII.2# 438
Roman Provincial Coinage (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/)

Obverse

Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear

Lettering: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΝΙΟϹ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ

Unabridged legend: Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκoς Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανός

Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus

Reverse

Tripod on top of which agonistic crown with palm branch

Lettering: ΘΕϹϹΑΛΟΝΙΚΕΩΝ ΝΕΩΚ(ΟΡΩΝ), ΠΥΘΙΑ

Unabridged legend: Θεσσαλονικέων Νεωκόρων Πυθία

Translation: of the Thessalonians, neocorate, Pythia

Mint

Thessalonica, Macedonia, modern-day Thessaloniki, Greece

Comments

Touratsoglou 72, no. 149

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (241-244) 

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