Anchialos, Gordian III., unit (CN type 15036)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

238–244 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

unit in bronze struck at Anchialos in Thrace under Gordian III. dated 238–244 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 15036. Obverse: Laureate bust of Gordian III, left, wearing cuirass and paludamentum, holding spear and shield. Reverse: Cybele enthroned left, holding patera in outstretched right hand, resting left arm on tympanum; at her feet, two lions.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
unit
Recorded diameter
18.1–18.9 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
3.03 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Anchialos
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
Cybele enthroned left, holding patera in outstretched right hand, resting left arm on tympanum; at her feet, two lions.
Obverse legend
ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑV ΚΑ
Reverse legend
ΑΓΧΙΑΛΕΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/15036
Type corpus identifier
CN type 15036

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