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Æ20 - Gordian III ΒΡΟΥΖΗΝΩΝ

Issuer	Mint of Bruzus (Conventus of Apamea, Phrygia)
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 three-quarter from the rear, with paludamentum visible at the shoulder. The imperial effigy is depicted in the characteristically youthful style of Gordian III's provincial coinage. The encircling Greek legend runs clockwise around the bust within the field.
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Obverse lettering	ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus)
Reverse description	Tyche, the personification of civic fortune, stands facing left in long chiton and himation, her weight resting on her left leg. In her right hand she holds a rudder set upon a globe, symbolising guidance of destiny, while her left arm cradles a cornucopia overflowing with abundance. The encircling ethnic legend names the issuing community and runs around the periphery of the flan.
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