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Germe, Gordian III., bronze (CN type 3695)

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Record status

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Period

238-244 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Germe in Mysia under Gordian III. dated 238-244 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3695. Obverse: Laureate bust of Gordian III, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Zeus (Aëtophoros) enthroned left, holding eagle and sceptre.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
25 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
7.45 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Germe
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Gordian III.

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Gordian III, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Zeus (Aëtophoros) enthroned left, holding eagle and sceptre.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑΝ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΓΕΡΜΗΝΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3695
Type corpus identifier
CN type 3695

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