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Germe, Gordian III., bronze (CN type 3697)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 241-244 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Germe in Mysia under Gordian III. dated ca. 241-244 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3697. Obverse: Laureate bust of Gordian III, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Heracles standing right, left arm resting on club, sleft arm on hip, lion-skin on left shoulder; in front, eagle seated on rock, at his feet, Telephos on doe.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
37 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
29.09 g (mean of 1 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
Heracles standing right, left arm resting on club, sleft arm on hip, lion-skin on left shoulder; in front, eagle seated on rock, at his feet, Telephos on doe.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Reverse legend
[ΕΠΙ Μ] ΑVΡ ΝΑΙΒΙΑΝΟV Α ΑΡ[Χ ...] ΤΟ [Β?] [ΓΕΡΜΗΝΩΝ?]

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3697
Type corpus identifier
CN type 3697

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