Deultum, Gordian III., 4 unit (CN type 188)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
238-244 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thrace4 unit in bronze struck at Deultum in Thrace under Gordian III. dated 238-244 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 188. Obverse: Radiate bust of Gordian III, left, wearing cuirass and paludamentum, holding spear and shield. Reverse: Tetrastyle temple on crepidoma; within Genius holding patera and cornucopia.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- 4 unit
- Recorded diameter
- 23–25 mm (from 5 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 8.63 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Deultum
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Gordian III.
Design
- Obverse type
- Radiate bust of Gordian III, left, wearing cuirass and paludamentum, holding spear and shield.
- Reverse type
- Tetrastyle temple on crepidoma; within Genius holding patera and cornucopia.
- Obverse legend
- GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG
- Reverse legend
- COL FL PAC DEVLT
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/188
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 188
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- 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. 120, nr. 379
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 374, nr. 1370/1371, pl. 93, pic. 1370/1371
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 235, nr. 2843
Research required
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