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Æ36 - Gordian III ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡ Μ ΙΟΥΛ ΠΟΡΚ ΗΡΑΚΛΑ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ

Features

Issuer Metropolis (Ionia) (Conventus of Ephesus)
Emperor Gordian III (Marcus Antonius Gordianus) (238-244)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 238-244
Composition Bronze
Weight 16.98 g
Diameter 36 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
496291
References RPC Online VII.1# 449
Roman Provincial Coinage (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/)

Obverse

Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear

Lettering: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ

Unabridged legend: Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανός

Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus

Reverse

Zeus seated, left, holding eagle and sceptre

Lettering: ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡ Μ ΙΟΥΛ ΠΟΡΚ ΗΡΑΚΛΑ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ

Unabridged legend: ἐπὶ στρατηγοῦ Μάρκου Ἰουλίου Πορκίου Ἡρακλᾶ Μητροπολειτῶν

Translation: under strategos Marcus Iulius Porcius Heraklas, of the Metropolitans

Mint

Metropolis, Ionia, modern-day Yeniköy, Turkey

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (238-244) 

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