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Æ23 - Gordian III ΙΕΡΑϹ ΝΕΙΚΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ
| Issuer | Nicopolis (Achaea) |
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| Year | 238-244 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Gordian III facing right, depicted from behind with the paludamentum visible over the shoulder. The imperial effigy is rendered in the provincial style characteristic of Epirote civic coinage. A Greek imperial legend surrounds the bust in the field. |
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| Reverse description | The winged goddess Nike advances to the left, rendered in full figure with her wings spread behind her. She holds a victor's wreath extended in her right hand and a long palm branch in her left, emblematic of victory. The composition is typical of provincial civic reverse types honouring imperial military success. The Greek legend naming the sacred city of Nicopolis appears in the field surrounding the figure. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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