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Æ24 - Gordian III ϹΜΥΡ Γ ΝΕ ΕΠ ΤΕΡΤΙΟΥ ΑϹΙ
| Issuer | Smyrna (Conventus of Smyrna) |
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| Year | 238-244 |
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| Weight | 6.93 g |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of the personified Roman Senate (ϹΥΝΚΛΗΤΟϹ) facing right, rendered in the idealized style typical of provincial civic coinage. The figure is depicted with a veiled or draped head, conveying the solemn dignity of the Senate as a divine or semi-divine entity. The encircling Greek legend ΙΕΡΑ ϹΥΝΚΛΗΤΟϹ, meaning 'Sacred Senate', runs around the periphery of the field. The surface shows a heavy dark patina consistent with extended burial, with the central bust discernible in moderate relief. |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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Smyrna held the title of neokoros — temple warden of the imperial cult — multiple times, and the ΝΕ in this coin's legend records that status explicitly. The abbreviation ΕΠ ΤΕΡΤΙΟΥ ΑϹΙ identifies the magistrate Tertius as asiarch during Gordian III's reign, a civic office tied to the administration of the provincial imperial cult across Asia. Tertius appears across several Smyrnaean issues of this period, allowing die-study groupings that help sequence the city's output through the 238–244 window.