Hadrianeia, Gordian III., bronze (CN type 18301)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 241-244 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Hadrianeia in Mysia under Gordian III. dated ca. 241-244 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 18301. Obverse: Laureate bust of Gordian III, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: emperor (Gordian III) on horseback riding r., attacking lion
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 28–30 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 10.27 g (mean of 1 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
- emperor (Gordian III) on horseback riding r., attacking lion
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΕΠΙ Κ ΦΑ ΘΕΜΙϹΩΝΟϹ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΕΩΝ
Identification
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/18301
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 18301
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. 74
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 170, nr. 487
- external concordance
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution