Hadrianeia, Gordian III., bronze (CN type 18305)
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 18305. Obverse: Diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina, right. Reverse: Hygieia and Asclepius; to left, Hygieia standing right, feeding serpent held in her right hand from patera in her outstretched left; to right, Asclepius standing facing, head left, resting his right hand on serpent-staff.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 33.6–35.4 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 18.24 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Hadrianeia
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Gordian III.
Design
- Obverse type
- Diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina, right.
- Reverse type
- Hygieia and Asclepius; to left, Hygieia standing right, feeding serpent held in her right hand from patera in her outstretched left; to right, Asclepius standing facing, head left, resting his right hand on serpent-staff.
- Obverse legend
- ΦΟVΡ ϹΑΒ ΤΡΑΝΚVΛЄΙΝΑ
- Reverse legend
- ЄΠΙ Κ ΦΑΝ ΘЄΜΙϹΩΝΟϹ ΑΡ ΑΔΡΙΑΝЄΩΝ
Identification
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/18305
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 18305
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. 170, nr. 489
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 78
- external concordance
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution