Apollonia ad Rhyndacum, Gordian III., bronze (CN type 18293)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
238–244 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Apollonia ad Rhyndacum in Mysia under Gordian III. dated 238–244 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 18293. Obverse: Laureate bust of Gordian III, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Bearded river-god (Rhyndakos) reclining left, holding reed and cornucopia, resting on water-urn.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 29 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 18.2 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Apollonia ad Rhyndacum
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Gordian III.
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of Gordian III, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Bearded river-god (Rhyndakos) reclining left, holding reed and cornucopia, resting on water-urn.
- Obverse legend
- Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙ[ ] // ΡVΝΔΑ[ ]
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/18293
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 18293
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. 66A
- external concordance
Research required
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