Æ25 - Gordian III ΘΕϹϹΑΛΟΝΙΚΕΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩ
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 | 10.33 g |
| Diameter | 25 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 518230 |
| References | RPC Online VII.2# 432 Roman Provincial Coinage (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/) |
Obverse
Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Lettering: ΑΥ(Τ) Κ Μ Α(Ν)ΤΝΙΟϹ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Unabridged legend: Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκoς Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανός
Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Reverse
Temple with two columns enclosing figure of Kabeiros standing facing, head left, holding rhyton and hammer; at his feet, left and right, elephant tusk in cylindrical container
Lettering: ΘΕϹϹΑΛΟΝΙΚΕΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩ
Unabridged legend: Θεσσαλονικέων νεωκόρων
Translation: of the Thessalonians, neocorate
Mint
Thessalonica, Macedonia, modern-day Thessaloniki, GreeceComments
Touratsoglou 143–4, nos 307–10
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (241-244) | |||||||||||||||
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