Æ25 - Gordian III ΑϹΠΕΝΔΙωΝ

Aspendos had a long tradition of civic coinage stretching back to its celebrated fifth-century BC staters, but by Gordian III's reign the city was striking bronze issues under the authority of the Roman provincial system rather than as an independent mint. The SNG Copenhagen 246 var. designation signals a die difference from the primary catalogued specimen — likely in the magistrate's name or a minor reverse element — which is not unusual for Pamphylian civic bronzes of this period, where local officials rotated frequently and left their names on short production runs.