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Deultum, Gordian III., Double unit — Nude Aphrodite standing facing (CN type 1135)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 238–244

Issuing entity

Thrace

Double unit in bronze struck at Deultum in Thrace under Gordian III., dated AD 238–244. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 1135 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).

Obverse: Laureate bust of Gordian III, left, wearing cuirass and paludamentum, holding spear and shield. Legend: IMP AVG GORDIANVS. Reverse: Nude Aphrodite standing facing, covering breasts with right arm and pudenda with left hand; at her feet, vessel. Legend: C F P D. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 3.24 g (from 1 recorded specimen) and a diameter of 17 mm (from 1 recorded specimen). Published references cited by the corpus: Draganov, The Coinage of Deultum, Sofia 2007, p. 384, nr. 1440a.

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Historical context

Gordian III became emperor of the Roman Empire in 238 at the age of 13, reigning until circa February 244. He was the son of Maecia Faustina and the grandson of Emperor Gordian I. This double unit was struck under his authority as a civic issue of Deultum, also known as Develtos, an ancient city in Thrace situated near the modern village of Debelt on the west coast of Lake Mandrensko.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
Double unit
Recorded diameter
17 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
3.24 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 Aphrodite standing facing, covering breasts with right arm and pudenda with left hand; at her feet, vessel.
Obverse legend
IMP AVG GORDIANVS
Reverse legend
C F P D

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
How to identify
Check the mint name or ethnic, the reverse type and the legend together, then compare weight and module; types from the same mint often differ only in legend arrangement, magistrate names or control marks.
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/1135
Type corpus identifier
CN type 1135

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