Odessos, Gordian III., bronze (CN type 22509)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
238-244 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
ThraceCoin type in bronze struck at Odessos in Thrace under Gordian III. dated 238-244 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 22509. Obverse: Confronted busts of Gordian III, laureate, wearing cuirass and paludamentum, and of Tranquillina, diademed and draped. Reverse: Athena standing facing, head right, wearing Corinthian helmet and long garment, holding shield with right hand and inverted spear in left arm.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 25.3–28.4 mm (from 6 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 12.33 g (mean of 7 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Odessos
- Region
- Thrace
- 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
- Athena standing facing, head right, wearing Corinthian helmet and long garment, holding shield with right hand and inverted spear in left arm.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ *ΑVΓ* ϹЄ ΤΡΑΝΚVΛΛЄΙΝΑ
- Reverse legend
- ΟΔΗϹϹЄΙΤΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/22509
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 22509
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. 1590
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 284, pl. 20
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 895
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 685
- external concordance
Research required
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