Odessos, Gordian III., bronze (CN type 16050)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

238–244 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

Coin type in bronze struck at Odessos in Thrace under Gordian III. dated 238–244 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 16050. Obverse: Confronted busts of Gordian III, laureate, draped and cuirassed, right, and of Serapis, draped and wearing kalathos with cornucopia, left. Reverse: Asclepius standing facing, head left, holding serpent staff in right hand.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
26.8 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
10.62 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

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

Design

Obverse type
Confronted busts of Gordian III, laureate, draped and cuirassed, right, and of Serapis, draped and wearing kalathos with cornucopia, left.
Reverse type
Asclepius standing facing, head left, holding serpent staff in right hand.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ Κ ΜΑ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΟϹ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΟΔΗϹϹΕΙΤΩΝ

Identification

Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/16050
Type corpus identifier
CN type 16050

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