Miletoupolis, Gordian III., bronze (CN type 18314)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

238–244 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Miletoupolis in Mysia under Gordian III. dated 238–244 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 18314. Obverse: Radiate bust of Gordian III, left, wearing cuirass and paludamentum, holding spear and shield; gorgoneion on shield. Reverse: Tyche standing facing, head left, wearing kalathos, holding rudder in right hand and cornucopia in left arm.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
25.2 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
8.51 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Miletoupolis
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Gordian III.

Design

Obverse type
Radiate bust of Gordian III, left, wearing cuirass and paludamentum, holding spear and shield; gorgoneion on shield.
Reverse type
Tyche standing facing, head left, wearing kalathos, holding rudder in right hand and cornucopia in left arm.
Obverse legend
Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑVΓΟ
Reverse legend
ϹΤΡ ΑVΡ ЄΡΜΟV ΜЄΙΛΗΤΟΠΟΛЄΙΤΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/18314
Type corpus identifier
CN type 18314

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