Serdika, Gallienus, 3 unit (CN type 590)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
253-268 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thrace3 unit in bronze struck at Serdika in Thrace under Gallienus dated 253-268 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 590. Obverse: Laureate bust of Gallienus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Tyche seated left on rock, wearing calathus, holding ears of corn in right hand; at her feet, swimming river-god.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- 3 unit
- Recorded diameter
- 25 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 8.99 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Serdika
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Gallienus
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of Gallienus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Tyche seated left on rock, wearing calathus, holding ears of corn in right hand; at her feet, swimming river-god.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ ΓΑΛΛΙΗΝΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΟVΛΠΙΑϹ ϹΕΡΔΙΚΗϹ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/590
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 590
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- 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. 43
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 77, nr. 500
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 162, nr. 12.46.45.1
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 279, nr. 2652
Research required
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