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cn type 3272

Edition
cn.perinthus.1_ed.535
Mint
Perinthos 🔍  

Region: Thrace  

Typology

Date

238-244 AD

Roman Imperial Period 🔍

Obverse
Legend
Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑVΓ
Design
Laureate head of Gordian III, right.
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Reverse
Legend
ΠΕΡΙΝΘΙΩΝ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
Design
Nude athlete standing left, placing right hand into prize urn.
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Persons

Sitter: Gordian III. 🔍  

Metrology
Denomination
3 unit 🔍  
Material
bronze 🔍  
Diameter
Max: 28 mm / Min: 24 mm
Average Weight
10.45 g (4x)
Axes
6 (1x)
Public Commentary

RPC VII.2, 601

Citation

Schönert, Die Münzprägung von Perinthos, Berlin 1965 p. 253, nr. 841  ❐

Literature

Varbanov, Greek Imperial Coins and their Values III Band 3, Thrace (from Perinthus to Trajanopolis), 2007 p. 69, nr. 516 ❐

Web Reference: https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/7.2/601 ❐

editions

cn.perinthus.1_ed.535  🔍

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cn type 3272, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/en/types/cn.perinthus.1_ed.535 [Last downloaded: 2026/04/18]

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