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Æ23 - Gordian III ΛΥϹΙΑΔΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Lysias (Conventus of Apamea) |
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| Year | 238-244 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and cuirassed bust of Emperor Gordian III facing right, viewed from the front, with drapery visible over the left shoulder. The portrait displays the characteristic youthful features of the emperor. The obverse legend runs around the periphery in Greek characters, naming the emperor with his full imperial titulature. |
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| Reverse description | Tyche, the civic goddess of fortune, depicted standing left in flowing robes, holding a ship's rudder in her right hand and a cornucopia in her left arm, emblematic of the city's prosperity and good fortune. The figure is rendered in the typical provincial style of the Syrian conventus. The ethnic legend ΛΥϹΙΑΔΕΩΝ curves around the field, identifying the issuing city of Lysias. |
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| Mintage | ND (238-244) |
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