Deultum, Gordian III., 4 unit (CN type 3716)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

238-244 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

4 unit in bronze struck at Deultum in Thrace under Gordian III. dated 238-244 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3716. Obverse: Laureate bust of Gordian III, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Oiskos and Thalassa; in the centre, bearded river-god (Oiskos), left, holding reed and cornucopia, resting on water-urn; in front of him Thalassa, holding staff; in the background, galley under full sail.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
4 unit
Recorded mean weight
6.81 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Deultum
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Gordian III.

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Gordian III, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Oiskos and Thalassa; in the centre, bearded river-god (Oiskos), left, holding reed and cornucopia, resting on water-urn; in front of him Thalassa, holding staff; in the background, galley under full sail.
Obverse legend
IMP C M ANT GORDIANVS AVG
Reverse legend
COL FL PAC DEVLT

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3716
Type corpus identifier
CN type 3716

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