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Æ21 - Gordian III ΜΑϹΤΑΥΡΕΙΤΩΝ
| Issuer | Mastaura (Conventus of Ephesus) |
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| Year | 238-244 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Gordian III facing right, portrayed from a rear three-quarter perspective, a common convention in provincial bronze coinage of the mid-third century AD. The imperial effigy occupies the central field, with the paludamentum visible over the left shoulder. The encircling Greek legend reads ΑΥΤ Κ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ, identifying the emperor by his imperial titles. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | A humped bull, of the zebu type, stands in profile to the right, occupying the central field of the reverse. The animal is rendered in the compact, sturdy style typical of Lydian civic bronzes, with the characteristic hump clearly delineated above the shoulders. The ethnic legend ΜΑϹΤΑΥΡΕΙΤΩΝ encircles the type, identifying the issuing civic community of Mastaura in Lydia. The bull likely served as a civic emblem of Mastaura, referencing local religious or agricultural traditions. |
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