Tomis, Gordian III., bronze (CN type 16333)
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 16333. Obverse: Confronted busts of Gordian III, laureate, wearing cuirass and paludamentum, and of Tranquillina, diademed and draped. Reverse: Serapis standing left, wearing kalathos, raising right arm, holding sceptre in left hand.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 26 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 13.4 g (mean of 1 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
- Serapis standing left, wearing kalathos, raising right arm, holding sceptre in left hand.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΟϹ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΑΒΙΝΙΑ *ΤΡ*ΑΝΚVΛΙΝΑ
- Reverse legend
- ΜΗΤΡΟ ΠΟΝΤΟV ΤΟΜЄΩϹ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/16333
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 16333
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. 1710
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 890, nr. 3516
- external concordanceRPC VII.2, 1710
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution