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Markianopolis, Gordian III., bronze (CN type 22487)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

238-244 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Moesia inferior

Coin type in bronze struck at Markianopolis in Moesia inferior under Gordian III. dated 238-244 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 22487. Obverse: Confronted busts of Gordian III, laureate, draped and cuirassed, right, and of Serapis, draped and wearing kalathos, left. Reverse: Nude Apollo standing facing, head right, holding bow in left hand; at his feet, left, drapery set on quiver; right, stump of tree entwined by serpent.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
26.3–28.2 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
14.37 g (mean of 1 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 Apollo standing facing, head right, holding bow in left hand; at his feet, left, drapery set on quiver; right, stump of tree entwined by serpent.
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/22487
Type corpus identifier
CN type 22487

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