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Æ19 - Gordian III ΚΙΒΥΡΑΤΩΝ
| Issuer | Cibyra (Conventus of Cibyra) |
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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, portrayed from behind with paludamentum and armour visible. The imperial effigy is rendered in the typical provincial style of the Conventus of Cibyra. The Greek legend surrounds the bust in the field, reading clockwise from upper left. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΝ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus) |
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Cibyra, a Phrygian city elevated by Augustus to head its own judicial conventus, struck prolifically under the Severans and their successors. Under Gordian III the city's bronze output expanded considerably — Gordian's reign, though brief, coincided with a period of relative stability in Asia Minor that kept provincial mints active and civic bronze in circulation. The conventus system meant Cibyra's issues served a regional administrative function beyond the city itself.
The reference VII.1#668 places this within Aulock's corpus of Pisidian and neighboring coinages.