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Æ17 - Gordian III ϹΑΜΙΩΝ
| Issuer | Samos (Conventus of Miletus) |
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| Year | 238-244 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Gordian III facing right, rendered in three-quarter rear view. The imperial effigy displays the characteristic youthful features of the emperor, with the laurel wreath clearly indicated atop the head. The obverse legend surrounds the bust, partially visible along the upper and right fields of the flan. The die work is typical of provincial Severan-era coinage from the Ionian conventus, showing competent but utilitarian engraving. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus) |
| Reverse description | The tutelary goddess Hera of Samos stands facing in the central field, rendered in full figure, robed in a long chiton and polos crown, flanked on either side by a peacock, her sacred birds, each facing inward toward the deity. The composition reflects the longstanding iconographic tradition of the Samian Hera cult, one of the most venerated sanctuaries of the ancient Greek world. The ethnic legend ϹΑΜΙΩΝ is distributed around the field. The overall design, though worn, preserves the dignified and hieratic quality characteristic of Ionian civic bronze coinage of the Severan period. |
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