Perinthos, Gordian III., unit (CN type 3287)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
238-244 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thraceunit in bronze struck at Perinthos in Thrace under Gordian III. dated 238-244 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3287. Obverse: Laureate bust of youthful Gordian III, right, wearing paludamentum. Reverse: Homonoia standing left, holding patera and cornucopia.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- unit
- Recorded diameter
- 18 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 3.16 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Perinthos
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Gordian III.
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of youthful Gordian III, right, wearing paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Homonoia standing left, holding patera and cornucopia.
- Obverse legend
- Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΠΕΡΙΝΘΙΩΝ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3287
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 3287
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. 255, nr. 850, pl. 53
- external concordancehttps://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/48787
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution