Kallatis, Gordian III., 5 unit (CN type 16208)

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Record status

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Period

238–244 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Moesia inferior

5 unit in bronze struck at Kallatis in Moesia inferior under Gordian III. dated 238–244 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 16208. Obverse: Laureate bust of Gordian III, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Hades-Serapis enthroned left, extending right hand over Cerberus, left, holding sceptre in left arm.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
5 unit
Recorded diameter
29 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
13 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Kallatis
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
Hades-Serapis enthroned left, extending right hand over Cerberus, left, holding sceptre in left arm.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑVΓ
Reverse legend
ΚΑΛΛΑΤΙΑΝΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/16208
Type corpus identifier
CN type 16208

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