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Æ22 - Gordian III ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Ephesus (Conventus of Ephesus) |
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| Year | 238-244 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and cuirassed bust of Emperor Gordian III facing right, depicted from behind in three-quarter rear view, a characteristic provincial die-cutting convention. The emperor's paludamentum and scale-decorated cuirass are rendered in fine relief. The obverse legend frames the effigy around the coin's periphery in Greek characters. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Harpocrates, the Graeco-Egyptian deity of silence and secrets, stands facing left in the field, his right arm raised with index finger to his lips in the characteristic gesture of silence, while his left arm cradles a cornucopia resting upon a column. At his feet, the jackal-headed god Anubis is depicted, reinforcing the Alexandrian religious iconography. The reverse legend encircling the design records the joint civic names of Ephesus and Alexandria, attesting to an alliance issue between the two cities. |
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