cn type 2947
Legend
Mint
Hoard
Findspot

cn type 2947

Mint
Adramyttion 🔍  

Region: Mysia  

Date

238-244 AD

Roman Imperial Period 🔍

Obverse
Legend
ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Design
Laureate bust of Gordian III, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
go to the NLP result of this description
Reverse
Legend
ЄΠΙ ϹΤ Κ ΦΗΛЄΙΚΟϹ ΑΔΡΑΜVΤΗΝ(ΩΝ)
Design
Eagle standing facing on globe, head left, wings spread, holding a wreath in beak.
go to the NLP result of this description
Persons

Sitter: Gordian III. 🔍  

Strategos: Cl(audius) Felix 🔍

Metrology
Material
Diameter
Max: 27 mm / Min: 26 mm
Average Weight
8.26 g (4x)
Axes
6 (3x)
Citation

Spoerri Butcher et al., RPC VII 1: Roman provincial coinage. Vol. VII 1: De Gordien Ier à Gordien III (238-244 après J.-C.). Province d'Asie, London : Paris 2006 nr. 60 

Stauber et al., Die Bucht von Adramytteion, Bonn 1996 p. 236, nr. 261-262 

Fritze et al., Die antiken Münzen Mysiens. 1: Adramytion - Kisthene, Berlin 1913 p. 59, nr. 183-184 

Literature

Web Reference: https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/7.1/60

Cite this record:

cn type 2947, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/en/types/2947 [Last downloaded: 2026/03/25]

License:
Contact

Comments or information about this coin? Please email us