Dionysopolis, Gordian III., bronze (CN type 12822)

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Record status

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Period

238-244 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Moesia inferior

Coin type in bronze struck at Dionysopolis in Moesia inferior under Gordian III. dated 238-244 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 12822. Obverse: Confronted busts of Gordian III, laureate, draped and cuirassed, right, and of Serapis, draped and wearing kalathos, left. Reverse: Asclepius standing facing, head left, holding serpent-staff in right hand.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
27 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
12.83 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Dionysopolis
Region
Moesia inferior
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Gordian III.

Design

Obverse type
Confronted busts of Gordian III, laureate, draped and cuirassed, right, and of Serapis, draped and wearing kalathos, left.
Reverse type
Asclepius standing facing, head left, holding serpent-staff in right hand.
Obverse legend
// ΑVΤ Κ [Μ] [ΑΝΤWΝΙΟᛈ] ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟᛈ ΑVΓ
Reverse legend
ΔΙΟΝVᛈΟ-ΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12822
Type corpus identifier
CN type 12822

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