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Anchialos, Gordian III., unit (CN type 15042)

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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 15042. Obverse: Diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina, right. Reverse: Homonoia standing facing, head left, holding patera in outstretched right hand and cornucopia in left arm. Ground line. Border of dots.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
unit
Recorded diameter
15–19 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
2.36 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

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

Design

Obverse type
Diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina, right.
Reverse type
Homonoia standing facing, head left, holding patera in outstretched right hand and cornucopia in left arm. Ground line. Border of dots.
Obverse legend
ϹΑΒ ΤΡΑΝΚ-VΛΛΙΝΑ ϹЄ
Reverse legend
ΑΓΧΙΑΛΕΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/15042
Type corpus identifier
CN type 15042

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