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Perinthos, Gordian III., 6 unit (CN type 3404)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

238-244 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

6 unit in bronze struck at Perinthos in Thrace under Gordian III. dated 238-244 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3404. Obverse: Radiate bust of Gordian III, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Artemis (Ephesia) and Homonoia; to left, Artemis (Ephesia) standing facing, at her feet, left and right, a deer; to right, Homonoia standing left, holding patera and cornucopia, at her feet, left, altar.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
6 unit
Recorded diameter
32–35 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
23.49 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Perinthos
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City (Homonoia)
Issuing authority
Gordian III.

Design

Obverse type
Radiate bust of Gordian III, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Artemis (Ephesia) and Homonoia; to left, Artemis (Ephesia) standing facing, at her feet, left and right, a deer; to right, Homonoia standing left, holding patera and cornucopia, at her feet, left, altar.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑVΓ
Reverse legend
ΠΕΡΙΝΘΙΩΝ Β ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΕΦΕᛈΙΩΝ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3404
Type corpus identifier
CN type 3404

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