Germe, Gordian III., bronze (CN type 3641)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 238-241 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Germe in Mysia under Gordian III. dated ca. 238-241 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3641. Obverse: Radiate bust of Gordian III, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Nude Heracles reclining left on lion walking right, holding club in left hand.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 28 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 9.86 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Germe
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Gordian III.
Design
- Obverse type
- Radiate bust of Gordian III, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Nude Heracles reclining left on lion walking right, holding club in left hand.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΕΠΙ ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΔΟV ΓΕΡΜΗΝΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3641
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 3641
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- 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. 147, nr. 204, annot. 241 n. Chr.
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 100, annot. vor 241 n. Chr.
- external concordanceRPC VII.1, 100
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution