Markianopolis, Gordian III., bronze (CN type 22559)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
238-244 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Moesia inferiorCoin type in bronze struck at Markianopolis in Moesia inferior under Gordian III. dated 238-244 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 22559. Obverse: Confronted busts of Gordian III, laureate, draped and cuirassed, right, and of Serapis, draped and wearing kalathos, left. Reverse: Zeus enthroned left, holding patera and sceptre; at his feet, eagle.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 26.7 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 11.32 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
- Zeus enthroned left, holding patera and sceptre; at his feet, eagle.
- Obverse legend
- Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑVΓ
- Reverse legend
- VΠ ΜΗΝΟΦΙΛΟV ΜΑ-Ρ-ΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΙΤ/ΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/22559
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 22559
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. 231, pl. 16
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 1125
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 1412
- external concordanceRPC VII.2, 1412
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution