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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 4620473, member: 75937"]That's a great little coin, [USER=99456]@Sulla80[/USER] ! Fantastic strike on that reverse type and an interesting and very informative write-up! I hope it's featured!</p><p><br /></p><p>I like these agonistic prize coins and I will probably add a few more to my collection as they come up. My favorite athletic coins are these. This one honors the <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/an-issue-for-the-pythian-games.360448/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/an-issue-for-the-pythian-games.360448/">Pythian games</a> and one of the prizes awarded there were apples from the sacred grove of Apollo. These are depicted on the reverse of this coin.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/gordian-iii-thessalonica-tripod-and-apples-jpg.1120061/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Gordian III, AD 238-244.</p><p>Roman provincial Æ 25.6 mm, 10.61 g, 2 h.</p><p>Macedon, Thessalonica, AD 238-244.</p><p>Obv: AVT K M ANT ΓΟΡΔIANOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.</p><p>Rev: ΘЄCCAΛΟΝΙΚЄΩΝ ΝЄ, tripod surmounted by five apples; Π-V/Θ-Ι/Α across field.</p><p>Refs: Touratsoglou, Thessaloniki 80; Varbanov 4523; Moushmov 6815.</p><p><br /></p><p>This one depicts an athlete holding his prizes -- the palm branch of Nike and a crown.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/gordian-iii-anchialus-athlete-with-palm-and-wreath-jpg.1099830/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Gordian III, AD 238-244.</p><p>Roman provincial Æ Pentassarion, 13.30 g, 27.1 mm, 7 h.</p><p>Thrace, Anchialus, AD 238-244.</p><p>Obv: ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC ΑVΓ, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust, right.</p><p>Rev: ΟVΛΠΙΑΝWΝ ΑΓΧΙΑΛΕWΝ, Nude athlete standing facing, head right, holding palm branch and wreath.</p><p>Refs: AMNG II, 632.3, p. 276; Mionnet Suppl. 2, 136; <a href="https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/coins?id=21318" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/coins?id=21318" rel="nofollow">Corpus Nummorum Thracorum 21318</a>; RPC VII.2, — (unassigned; <a href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/48982" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/48982" rel="nofollow">ID 48982</a>).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 4620473, member: 75937"]That's a great little coin, [USER=99456]@Sulla80[/USER] ! Fantastic strike on that reverse type and an interesting and very informative write-up! I hope it's featured! I like these agonistic prize coins and I will probably add a few more to my collection as they come up. My favorite athletic coins are these. This one honors the [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/an-issue-for-the-pythian-games.360448/']Pythian games[/URL] and one of the prizes awarded there were apples from the sacred grove of Apollo. These are depicted on the reverse of this coin. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/gordian-iii-thessalonica-tripod-and-apples-jpg.1120061/[/IMG] Gordian III, AD 238-244. Roman provincial Æ 25.6 mm, 10.61 g, 2 h. Macedon, Thessalonica, AD 238-244. Obv: AVT K M ANT ΓΟΡΔIANOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: ΘЄCCAΛΟΝΙΚЄΩΝ ΝЄ, tripod surmounted by five apples; Π-V/Θ-Ι/Α across field. Refs: Touratsoglou, Thessaloniki 80; Varbanov 4523; Moushmov 6815. This one depicts an athlete holding his prizes -- the palm branch of Nike and a crown. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/gordian-iii-anchialus-athlete-with-palm-and-wreath-jpg.1099830/[/IMG] Gordian III, AD 238-244. Roman provincial Æ Pentassarion, 13.30 g, 27.1 mm, 7 h. Thrace, Anchialus, AD 238-244. Obv: ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC ΑVΓ, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust, right. Rev: ΟVΛΠΙΑΝWΝ ΑΓΧΙΑΛΕWΝ, Nude athlete standing facing, head right, holding palm branch and wreath. Refs: AMNG II, 632.3, p. 276; Mionnet Suppl. 2, 136; [URL='https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/coins?id=21318']Corpus Nummorum Thracorum 21318[/URL]; RPC VII.2, — (unassigned; [URL='https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/48982']ID 48982[/URL]).[/QUOTE]
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