Adramyttion, Gordian III., bronze (CN type 18277)
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Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
238–244 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Adramyttion in Mysia under Gordian III. dated 238–244 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 18277. Obverse: Laureate bust of Gordian III, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Homonoia wearing kalathos standing facing, head left; holding patera and cornucopia.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 26.6 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 8.87 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Adramyttion
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Gordian III.
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of Gordian III, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Homonoia wearing kalathos standing facing, head left; holding patera and cornucopia.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ЄΠΙ ΑΠΟΛΙΝΑΡΙΟV ΑΔΡΑΜVΤΗΝΩΝ
Identification
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/18277
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 18277
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
- Research required
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 55.1
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 236, nr. 260 var
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 182 var
- external concordance
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