Apollonia ad Rhyndacum, Gordian III., bronze (CN type 18296)
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 18296. Obverse: Laureate bust of Gordian III, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: River-god (Rhyndakos) reclining left, left arm resting on vessel; right hand resting on stern.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 20.8–21.8 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 4.33 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
- River-god (Rhyndakos) reclining left, left arm resting on vessel; right hand resting on stern.
- Obverse legend
- Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ Α
- Reverse legend
- ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΑΤΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/18296
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 18296
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 bibliographyp. 97, nr. 305
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 69
- external concordance
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution