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Perinthos, Elagabal, Medallion (CN type 3003)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

218-222 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

Medallion in bronze struck at Perinthos in Thrace under Elagabal dated 218-222 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3003. Obverse: Laureate bust of Elagabalus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Demeter and Homonoia, clasping right hands; inbetween, altar; to left, Demeter standing right, left resting on torch; to right, Homonoia standing left, holding cornucopia in left arm.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
Medallion
Recorded diameter
39–41 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
36.61 g (mean of 2 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
Demeter and Homonoia, clasping right hands; inbetween, altar; to left, Demeter standing right, left resting on torch; to right, Homonoia standing left, holding cornucopia in left arm.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡΗ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΠΕΡΙΝΘΙΩΝ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3003
Type corpus identifier
CN type 3003

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