Tomis, Gordian III., bronze (CN type 16309)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
238–244 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Moesia inferiorCoin type in bronze struck at Tomis in Moesia inferior under Gordian III. dated 238–244 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 16309. Obverse: Confronted busts of Gordian III, laureate, wearing cuirass and paludamentum, and of Tranquillina, diademed and draped. Reverse: Athena standing facing, head left, wearing a helmet and long garment, holding inverted spear in left hand and resting right hand on partly inclined shield.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 26.8–28 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 12.24 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Tomis
- Region
- Moesia inferior
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Gordian III.
Design
- Obverse type
- Confronted busts of Gordian III, laureate, wearing cuirass and paludamentum, and of Tranquillina, diademed and draped.
- Reverse type
- Athena standing facing, head left, wearing a helmet and long garment, holding inverted spear in left hand and resting right hand on partly inclined shield.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑVΓ ϹЄ ΤΡΑΝΚVΛΛЄΙΝΑ
- Reverse legend
- ΜΗΤΡΟ ΠΟΝΤΟV ΤΟΜЄΩϹ
Identification
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/16309
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 16309
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- 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. 1689
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 5680
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 3522
- external concordanceRPC VII.2, 1689
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution