Markianopolis, Gordian III., bronze (CN type 16012)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
238–241 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Moesia inferiorCoin type in bronze struck at Markianopolis in Moesia inferior under Gordian III. dated 238–241 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 16012. Obverse: Laureate bust of Gordian III, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Nude youth (Dioscur) standing facing, head right, holding a spear in right hand and reigns in left hand; behind him, a horse standing right, right hoof raised.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 26 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 10.59 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Markianopolis
- Region
- Moesia inferior
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Gordian III.
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of Gordian III, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Nude youth (Dioscur) standing facing, head right, holding a spear in right hand and reigns in left hand; behind him, a horse standing right, right hoof raised.
- Obverse legend
- Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑVΓ
- Reverse legend
- VΠ ΜΗΝΟΦΙΛΟV ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ
Identification
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/16012
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 16012
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Documented
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Research required
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 1421
- external concordanceRPC VII.2, 1421
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