Perinthos, Gordian III., 3 unit (CN type 3266)
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 3266. Obverse: Laureate head of Gordian III, right. Reverse: Cybele enthroned left, wearing kalathos, holding patera and sceptre in right hand and tympanon in left hand; at her feet, two lions.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- 3 unit
- Recorded diameter
- 26–28.3 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 9.91 g (mean of 2 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
- Cybele enthroned left, wearing kalathos, holding patera and sceptre in right hand and tympanon in left hand; at her feet, two lions.
- Obverse legend
- Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑVΓ
- Reverse legend
- ΠΕΡΙΝΘΙΩΝ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Recorded findspots
- Izmit
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3266
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 3266
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. 253, nr. 838
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 68, nr. 505
- external concordanceRPC VII.2, 607.
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution