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Æ24 - Gordian III ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ

Issuer Nicaea (Bithynia and Pontus)
Year 238-244
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Weight 5.93 g
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Obverse description Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Gordian III facing right, depicted from the rear in the characteristic three-quarter back view favoured in provincial coinage of this period. The emperor's portrait is rendered in typical mid-3rd century Roman provincial style, with the laurel wreath, paludamentum, and cuirass clearly indicated. The circular Greek legend surrounds the effigy in the field.
Obverse script Greek
Obverse lettering Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ
(Translation: Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus)
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