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Deultum, Gordian III., Double unit (CN type 1109)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

238-244 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

Double unit in bronze struck at Deultum in Thrace under Gordian III. dated 238-244 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 1109. Obverse: Laureate bust of Gordian III, left, wearing cuirass and paludamentum, holding spear and shield. Reverse: Nude Apollo standing left, holding laurel-branch and bow; at his feet, right, stump of tree entwined by serpent.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
Double unit
Recorded diameter
18 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
3.92 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Deultum
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Gordian III.

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Gordian III, left, wearing cuirass and paludamentum, holding spear and shield.
Reverse type
Nude Apollo standing left, holding laurel-branch and bow; at his feet, right, stump of tree entwined by serpent.
Obverse legend
IMP AVG GORDIANVS
Reverse legend
C F P D

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/1109
Type corpus identifier
CN type 1109

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