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Æ23 - Gordian III ΒΡΟΥΖΗΝΩΝ
| Issuer | Civic mint of Bruzus (Conventus of Apamea, Phrygia) |
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| Year | 238-244 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Gordian III facing right, rendered in three-quarter front view. The emperor's youthful effigy displays characteristic portraiture of the period, with a laureate wreath crowning the head and paludamentum fastened at the right shoulder. The encircling Greek legend occupies the field around the bust, with the imperial titulature distributed across the upper and lower periphery of the flan. |
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| Reverse description | Zeus enthroned to the left upon a high-backed throne, his semi-draped figure rendered in a classicizing style typical of provincial Phrygian coinage. In his extended right hand he holds a patera, symbolic of his role as the supreme deity, while his left hand rests upon a long vertical sceptre. The exergual area shows the base of the throne, and an eagle may be discernible beneath. The ethnic legend ΒΡΟΥΖΗΝΩΝ encircles the type in the field, identifying the issuing community of Bruzus. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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