Dionysopolis, Gordian III., unit (CN type 16192)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
238–244 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Moesia inferiorunit in bronze struck at Dionysopolis in Moesia inferior under Gordian III. dated 238–244 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 16192. Obverse: Laureate head of Gordian III, right. Reverse: Upright torch / fish trap.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- unit
- Recorded mean weight
- 1.99 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Dionysopolis
- Region
- Moesia inferior
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Gordian III.
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Gordian III, right.
- Reverse type
- Upright torch / fish trap.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ · Κ · Μ · ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟᛈ *ΑVΓ*
- Reverse legend
- ΔΙΟΝΥϹΟΠΟΛЄΙΤΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/16192
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 16192
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Documented
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 556, nr. 15-15a, pl. 35
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 1648
- external concordanceRPC VII.2, 1648
Research required
- Diameter not recorded in the source corpus
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution