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Odessos, Gordian III., bronze (CN type 16072)

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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 16072. Obverse: Confronted busts of Gordian III, laureate, draped and cuirassed, right, and of Serapis, draped and wearing kalathos with cornucopia, left. Reverse: Emperor (Gordian III) wearing helmet, cuirass, and boots, facing left; right foot on prow; holding globe in his right hand, Nike with wreath and palm branch on the globe; left hand resting on spear.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
26 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
12.51 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
Emperor (Gordian III) wearing helmet, cuirass, and boots, facing left; right foot on prow; holding globe in his right hand, Nike with wreath and palm branch on the globe; left hand resting on spear.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑVΓ
Reverse legend
ΟΔΗϹϹΕΙΤΩΝ

Identification

Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/16072
Type corpus identifier
CN type 16072

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