Hadrianeia, Gordian III., bronze (CN type 18298)
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 Hadrianeia in Mysia under Gordian III. dated 238–244 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 18298. Obverse: Laureate bust of Gordian III, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Hermes, Homonoia and Nike; Homonoia seated, l., holding patera and cornucopia; to right, Nike crowning Homonoia; to left, Hermes standing r., holding purse and caduceus.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 43 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 42.45 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Hadrianeia
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Gordian III.
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of Gordian III, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Hermes, Homonoia and Nike; Homonoia seated, l., holding patera and cornucopia; to right, Nike crowning Homonoia; to left, Hermes standing r., holding purse and caduceus.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΑVΓ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΕΠΙ Ϲ ΦΟVΡ ΘΕΜΙϹΩΝΟϹ ΑΡ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΕΩΝ
Identification
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/18298
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 18298
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. 71
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 169, nr. 844
- external concordance
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution