Thessalonice   Macedonia   Gordianus III
Μακεδονία   Θεσσαλονίκη   Γορδιάνος Γ'

AE 26

SHH 2603

Parameters Obverse Reverse Notes Reference Acquired

11.06 g   25.3-26.2 mm   2.4 ämm   7:00 o'clock   VF   Centering + / + Draped and cuirassed laureate bust of Gordian right; AV K M ANT / ΓOΡDIANOC clockwise around; border of dots. Kabeiros standing facing, head turned left; holds rhyton in right hand and hammer in left; at his feet, to left, lighted altar; to right, anvil with horn-shaped projection; ΘΕCCΑΛ / ΟΝΙΚΕ clockwise around; border of dots. The object on the anvil is often described as an elephant trunk. ANS VII/1 879; BMC Macedonia 123;  Christomanos I ---; Copenhagen II 428; Lindgren I 1244; Moushmov 6807; Sear Greek Imperial --- 30.9.2004