Perinthos, Gordian III., 3 unit (CN type 3260)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
238-244 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thrace3 unit in bronze struck at Perinthos in Thrace under Gordian III. dated 238-244 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3260. Obverse: Laureate head of Gordian III, right. Reverse: Zeus enthroned left, holding patera and sceptre.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- 3 unit
- Recorded diameter
- 25 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Perinthos
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Gordian III.
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Gordian III, right.
- Reverse type
- Zeus enthroned left, holding patera and sceptre.
- Obverse legend
- Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑVΓΟ
- Reverse legend
- ΠΕΡΙΝΘΙΩΝ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3260
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 3260
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Research required
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 252, nr. 830, pl. 52
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 74, nr. 549
- external concordancehttps://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/48770
Research required
- Weight not recorded in the source corpus
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution