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Nikopolis ad Istrum, Gordian III., bronze (CN type 15871)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

238–244 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Moesia inferior

Coin type in bronze struck at Nikopolis ad Istrum in Moesia inferior under Gordian III. dated 238–244 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 15871. Obverse: Laureate and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right. Reverse: Nude Zeus standing facing, head left, cloak over left shoulder, holding patera and sceptre; at his feet, eagle.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
26 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
11.03 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
Laureate and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right.
Reverse type
Nude Zeus standing facing, head left, cloak over left shoulder, holding patera and sceptre; at his feet, eagle.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ(W) ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟᛈ *ΑVΓ*
Reverse legend
VΠ ϹΑΒ ΜΟΔЄϹΤΟV ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ ΠΡΟϹ ΙϹΤΡΟΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/15871
Type corpus identifier
CN type 15871

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