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Æ26 - Gordian III ΑϹΠΕΝΔΙΩΝ
| Issuer | Aspendus (Lycia et Pamphylia) |
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| Year | 238-241 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ(ω) ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Aspendus was one of the more prolific civic minters of the Pamphylian coast during the third century, and its bronze issues under Gordian III reflect the city's sustained autonomy in local coinage well into the imperial period. The ΑϹΠΕΝΔΙΩΝ ethnic places civic pride front and center — the city had a long history of independent monetary production stretching back to its famous archaic "staters with wrestlers," among the most recognized coins of ancient Pamphylia.
Gordian's reign ended at nineteen, likely killed by his own troops on the Euphrates frontier in 244.