Markianopolis, Gordian III., bronze (CN type 22482)
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Record status
Individual type · research required
Issuing entity
Moesia inferiorCoin type in bronze struck at Markianopolis in Moesia inferior under Gordian III., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 22482. Obverse: Laureate and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right. Reverse: Homonoia standing facing, head left, holding patera in outstretched right hand over burning and garlanded altar and cornucopia in left arm.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 20.9 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 4.28 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Markianopolis
- Region
- Moesia inferior
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Gordian III.
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right.
- Reverse type
- Homonoia standing facing, head left, holding patera in outstretched right hand over burning and garlanded altar and cornucopia in left arm.
- Obverse legend
- Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑVΓ
- Reverse legend
- ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/22482
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 22482
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. 233, pl. 16
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 1479
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 1117
- external concordanceRPC VII.2/1479
Research required
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