Nikopolis ad Istrum, Gordian III., bronze coin — Tyche standing facing (CN type 15864)
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
AD 238–244
Issuing entity
Moesia inferiorCoin in bronze struck at Nikopolis ad Istrum in Moesia inferior 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 15864 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).
Obverse: Radiate bust of Gordian III, right, wearing cuirass with Gorgoneion, Aigis entwined by five serpents on left shoulder. Legend: ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤW ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟᛈ ΑVΓ. Reverse: Tyche standing facing, head left, wearing kalathos, holding rudder in right hand and cornucopia in left arm. Legend: VΠ ϹΑΒ ΜΟΔЄϹΤΟV ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΕΙΤ*ΩΝ* ΠΡΟϹ ΙϹΤ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 16.06 g (from 1 recorded specimen) and a diameter of 28 mm (from 1 recorded specimen).
Published references cited by the corpus: Mairat and Spoerri Butcher, RPC VII 2: Roman provincial coinage. Vol. VII 2: From Gordian I to Gordian III (AD 238–244): all provinces except Asia. print and online, London 2022, nr. 1315; Linked type corpus, RPC VII.2, 1315.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 2
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 28 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 16.06 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Nikopolis ad Istrum
- Region
- Moesia inferior
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Gordian III.
Design
- Obverse type
- Radiate bust of Gordian III, right, wearing cuirass with Gorgoneion, Aigis entwined by five serpents on left shoulder.
- Reverse type
- Tyche standing facing, head left, wearing kalathos, holding rudder in right hand and cornucopia in left arm.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤW ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟᛈ ΑVΓ
- Reverse legend
- VΠ ϹΑΒ ΜΟΔЄϹΤΟV ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΕΙΤ*ΩΝ* ΠΡΟϹ ΙϹΤ
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/15864
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 15864
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Recorded
- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 1315
- external concordanceRPC VII.2, 1315
Varieties
Nikopolis ad Istrum, Gordian III., bronze (CN type 15865)
Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.
Research required
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