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Æ21 - Gordian III ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
| Issuer | Metropolis (Ionia) (Conventus of Ephesus) |
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| Year | 238-244 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Reverse description | Tyche, the personification of Fortune and civic prosperity, stands facing left in the field, clad in a long chiton and polos. She holds a ship's rudder in her right hand and a cornucopia in her left arm, attributes emblematic of her role as guardian deity of the city. The encircling Greek legend names the issuing civic authority. The overall composition is typical of provincial Ionic bronzes struck under Gordian III. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
| Reverse lettering | ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ (Translation: of the Metropolitans) |
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