Perinthos, Elagabal, Medallion (CN type 3001)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
218-222 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
ThraceMedallion in bronze struck at Perinthos in Thrace under Elagabal dated 218-222 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3001. Obverse: Laureate bust of Elagabalus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Two octastyle temples facing each other, both on crepidoma; above, two prize crowns, each containing two palm branches.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- Medallion
- Recorded diameter
- 42 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 42.8 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Perinthos
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Elagabal
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of Elagabalus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Two octastyle temples facing each other, both on crepidoma; above, two prize crowns, each containing two palm branches.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡΗ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΠΕΡΙΝΘΙΩΝ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ ΑΚΤΙΑ ΠΥΘΙΑ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3001
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 3001
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- 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 bibliographyp. 226, nr. 714, pl. 43-44
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 57, nr. 405
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution