Serdika, Gallienus, 3 unit (CN type 800)
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 800. Obverse: Radiate bust of Gallienus, left, wearing cuirass and paludamentum, holding spear and shield. Reverse: The three Charites (or Nymphs?), the middle one seated to right, the outer ones standing facing.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- 3 unit
- Recorded diameter
- 25 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 12.06 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Serdika
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Gallienus
Design
- Obverse type
- Radiate bust of Gallienus, left, wearing cuirass and paludamentum, holding spear and shield.
- Reverse type
- The three Charites (or Nymphs?), the middle one seated to right, the outer ones standing facing.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ Κ ΓΑΛΛΙΗΝΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΟVΛΠΙΑϹ ϹΕΡΔΙΚΗϹ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/800
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 800
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. 76, nr. 489
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 158, nr. 12.46.15.2
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 279, nr. 2648-2649
Research required
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