Tomis, Gordian III., bronze (CN type 22479)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Issuing entity
Moesia inferiorCoin type in bronze struck at Tomis in Moesia inferior under Gordian III., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 22479. Obverse: Confronted busts of Gordian III, laureate, wearing cuirass and paludamentum, and of Tranquillina, diademed and draped. Reverse: Hygieia standing facing, head right, feeding serpent held in right arm from patera in outstretched left hand. Ground line. Broder of dots.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 28.2 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 14.76 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Tomis
- Region
- Moesia inferior
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Gordian III.
Design
- Obverse type
- Confronted busts of Gordian III, laureate, wearing cuirass and paludamentum, and of Tranquillina, diademed and draped.
- Reverse type
- Hygieia standing facing, head right, feeding serpent held in right arm from patera in outstretched left hand. Ground line. Broder of dots.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΟϹ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΑΒΙΝΑ ΤΡΑΝΚVΛΙΝΑ
- Reverse legend
- ΜΗΤΡΟ ΠΟΝΤΟV ΤΟΜЄΩϹ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/22479
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 22479
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 bibliographynr. 1699
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 249
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 3533-3534
- external concordance
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution