Perinthos, Gordian III., 4 unit (CN type 14420)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
238–244 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thrace4 unit in bronze struck at Perinthos in Thrace under Gordian III. dated 238–244 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 14420. Obverse: Laureate bust of Gordian III, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Hygieia standing right, feeding serpent held in right arm from patera in outstretched left hand.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- 4 unit
- Recorded diameter
- 30.6 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 13.6 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Perinthos
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Gordian III.
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of Gordian III, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Hygieia standing right, feeding serpent held in right arm from patera in outstretched left hand.
- Obverse legend
- Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ
- Reverse legend
- ΠΕΡΙΝΘΙΩΝ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/14420
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 14420
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. 592
- external concordanceRPC VII.2, 592
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution