Markianopolis, Gordian III., 5 unit (CN type 21735)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

238-244 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Moesia inferior

5 unit in bronze struck at Markianopolis in Moesia inferior under Gordian III. dated 238-244 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 21735. Obverse: Confronted busts of Gordian III, laureate, draped and cuirassed, right, and of Serapis, draped and wearing kalathos, left. Reverse: Nude unbearded deity (Apollo?) seated right on rock, holding lyre; right foot on ram's head.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
5 unit
Recorded mean weight
15.3 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Markianopolis
Region
Moesia inferior
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Gordian III.

Design

Obverse type
Confronted busts of Gordian III, laureate, draped and cuirassed, right, and of Serapis, draped and wearing kalathos, left.
Reverse type
Nude unbearded deity (Apollo?) seated right on rock, holding lyre; right foot on ram's head.
Obverse legend
Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑVΓ
Reverse legend
VΠ ΜΗΝΟΦΙΛΟV ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/21735
Type corpus identifier
CN type 21735

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