Deultum, Gordian III., 4 unit (CN type 168)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
238-244 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thrace4 unit in bronze struck at Deultum in Thrace under Gordian III. dated 238-244 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 168. Obverse: Radiate bust of Gordian III, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Nude Apollo holding right hand over his head and resting his left arm on column; at his feet, left, quiver with arrows.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- 4 unit
- Recorded diameter
- 22–23 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 7.13 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Deultum
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Gordian III.
Design
- Obverse type
- Radiate bust of Gordian III, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Nude Apollo holding right hand over his head and resting his left arm on column; at his feet, left, quiver with arrows.
- Obverse legend
- IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG
- Reverse legend
- COL FL PAC DEVLT
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/168
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 168
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. 112, nr. 325
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 308, nr. 867-868a
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 223, nr. 2612
- external concordanceRPC VII.2, 879.
- external concordanceRPC VII.2, 881.
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution