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Perinthos, Gordian III., Medallion (CN type 3406)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

238-244 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

Medallion in bronze struck at Perinthos in Thrace under Gordian III. dated 238-244 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3406. Obverse: Laureate bust of Gordian III, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum; gorgoneion on breastplate. Reverse: Demeter and Homonoia, clasping right hands; to left, Demeter standing right, holding torch in left arm; to right, Homonoia standing left, holding cornucopia in left arm.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
Medallion
Recorded diameter
40–42 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
34.73 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

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

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Gordian III, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum; gorgoneion on breastplate.
Reverse type
Demeter and Homonoia, clasping right hands; to left, Demeter standing right, holding torch in left arm; to right, Homonoia standing left, holding cornucopia in left arm.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑVΓ
Reverse legend
ΠΕΡΙΝΘΙΩΝ ΔΙᛈ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΩΝ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3406
Type corpus identifier
CN type 3406

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