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Ilion, Gordian III., semis (CN type 20266)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

238–244 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Troas

semis in bronze struck at Ilion in Troas under Gordian III. dated 238–244 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20266. Obverse: Laureate bust of Gordian III, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Standing cult statue of Athena Ilias, right, on a pedestal; before her a cow striding left.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
semis
Recorded diameter
18.4–19.8 mm (from 4 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
4.12 g (mean of 5 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Ilion
Region
Troas
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Gordian III.

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Gordian III, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Standing cult statue of Athena Ilias, right, on a pedestal; before her a cow striding left.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑΝ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟ
Reverse legend
ΙΛΙΕΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20266
Type corpus identifier
CN type 20266

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