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cn type 3299

Edition
cn.perinthus.1_ed.496
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Perinthos 🔍  

Region: Thrace  

Typology

Date

238-244 AD

Roman Imperial Period 🔍

Obverse
Legend
ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑVΓ
Design
Laureate bust of Gordian III, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum; gorgoneion on breastplate.
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Reverse
Legend
ΠΕΡΙΝΘΙΩΝ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
Design
Zeus enthroned left, holding patera and sceptre; at his feet, left, eagle. All within zodiac.
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Persons

Sitter: Gordian III. 🔍  

Metrology
Denomination
Medallion 🔍
Material
Diameter
Max: 46 mm / Min: 39 mm
Average Weight
46.85 g (2x)
Axes
1 (1x)
Citation

Schönert, Die Münzprägung von Perinthos, Berlin 1965 p. 258, nr. 859, pl. 54 

Literature

Varbanov, Greek Imperial Coins and their Values III Band 3, Thrace (from Perinthus to Trajanopolis), 2007 p. 75, nr. 550

Web Reference: https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/7.2/572

editions

cn.perinthus.1_ed.496  🔍

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cn type 3299, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/en/types/cn.perinthus.1_ed.496 [Last downloaded: 2026/04/15]

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