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cn type 14494

Mint
Hadrianopolis 🔍  

Region: Thrace  

Typology

Date

238–244 AD

Obverse
Legend
ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑVΓ
Design
Radiate bust of Gordian III, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
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Reverse
Legend
ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Design
Three river-gods (Harpessos, Hebros and Tonzos) reclining, holding reeds, resting on water-urn; the one above reclining right, head left; the two below facing each other.
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Persons

Sitter: Gordian III. 🔍  

Metrology
Material
bronze 🔍  
Citation

Mairat and Spoerri Butcher, RPC VII 2: Roman provincial coinage. Vol. VII 2: From Gordian I to Gordian III (AD 238–244): all provinces except Asia. print and online, London 2022 nr. 668  ❐

Literature

Web Reference: https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/7.2/668 ❐

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cn type 14494, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/en/types/14494 [Last downloaded: 2026/03/20]

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