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Æ25 - Gordian III COL IVL AVG PELLA
| Issuer | Pella (Roman province of Macedonia) |
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| Year | 238-239 |
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| Weight | 8.78 g |
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| Reverse lettering | COL IVL AVG PELLA |
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| Mint | Pella, Macedonia, Greece |
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Pella had long since faded from its Macedonian royal glory by the time Gordian III's accession gave provincial mints a fresh excuse to strike. The city retained its Roman colonial status — Colonia Iulia Augusta Pella — a title awarded under Augustus, and the coins issued under it were as much civic self-promotion as they were currency.
Gordian III became emperor at thirteen, and the early provincial issues from 238–239 precede the consolidation of his reign under the praetorian prefect Timesitheus.