Æ40 - Gordian III ΕΠΙ ϹΟΥΛ ΕΡΜΟΦΙΛΟΥ Α ΑΡΧ ϹΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ Β ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
Features
| Issuer |
Sardes
(Conventus of Sardis)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Gordian III (Marcus Antonius Gordianus) (238-244)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 238-244 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 28.97 g |
| Diameter | 40 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 500817 |
| References | RPC Online VII.1# 245 Roman Provincial Coinage (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/) |
Obverse
Turreted, veiled and draped bust of the Tyche of Sardis, right
Lettering: ΑϹΙΑϹ ΛΥΔΙΑϹ ΕΛΛΑΔΟϹ Α ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΙϹ ϹΑΡΔΙϹ
Unabridged legend: Ἀσίας Λυδίας Ἑλλάδος α' μητρόπολις Σάρδις
Translation: of Asia, Lydia, and Greece, the first Metropolis, Sardis
Reverse
Hades in galloping quadriga, right, carrying struggling Persephone into cave; above, Eros with two torches; beneath horses, basket and serpent
Lettering: ΕΠΙ ϹΟΥΛ ΕΡΜΟΦΙΛΟΥ Α ΑΡΧ ϹΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ Β ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
Unabridged legend: ἐπὶ Σουλπικίου Ἑρμοφίλου αʹ ἄρχοντος Σαρδιανῶν βʹ νεωκόρων
Translation: under Sulpicius Hermophilus, first archon, of the twice-neocorate Sardians
Mint
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (238-244) | |||||||||||||||
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