Anchialos, Gordian III., Medallion (CN type 1014)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
238-244 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
ThraceMedallion in bronze struck at Anchialos in Thrace under Gordian III. dated 238-244 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 1014. Obverse: Laureate bust of Gordian III, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Labour of Heracles: Nude Heracles standing right, conquering Cretan bull.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- Medallion
- Recorded diameter
- 36–36.5 mm (from 4 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 28.52 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Anchialos
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Gordian III.
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of Gordian III, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Labour of Heracles: Nude Heracles standing right, conquering Cretan bull.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑVΓ
- Reverse legend
- ΟVΛΠΙΑΝΩΝ ΑΝΧΙΑΛΕΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/1014
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 1014
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Documented
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 1102
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 624, nr. 8-10, pl. 127
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 58, nr. 640
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 273, nr. 620
- external concordanceRPC VII.2, 1102.
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution