Tomis, Gordian III., 4 unit (CN type 16277)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
238–244 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Moesia inferior4 unit in bronze struck at Tomis in Moesia inferior under Gordian III. dated 238–244 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 16277. Obverse: Laureate bust of Gordian III, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Serapis standing facing, head left, wearing kalathos, raising right arm, holding drapery and long sceptre in left hand; holding sceptre diagonally in front of his body.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- 4 unit
- Recorded diameter
- 25 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 10.92 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Tomis
- 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
- Serapis standing facing, head left, wearing kalathos, raising right arm, holding drapery and long sceptre in left hand; holding sceptre diagonally in front of his body.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩΝ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝ*Οᛈ*
- Reverse legend
- ΜΗΤΡΟ ΠΟΝΤΟV ΤΟΜΕΩϹ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/16277
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 16277
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 bibliographynr. 1784
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 864, nr. 3387-3388
- external concordanceRPC VII.2, 1784
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution