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Æ26 - Gordian III COL IVL AVG PELLA
| Issuer | Pella (Roman province of Macedonia) |
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| Year | 240 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The god Pan seated left upon a rocky outcrop, his right hand raised to his head in a characteristic rustic pose, his left arm resting upon a syrinx (pan pipes) while holding a pedum (shepherd's crook). The figure is rendered in the Hellenistic tradition befitting this Macedonian colonial mint. The colonial legend COL IVL AVG PELLA is distributed around the field, affirming the city's status as a Roman colony. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Pella's civic bronze issues under Gordian III belong to a well-documented final flourish of colonial coinage in Macedonia before such local emissions effectively ceased across the region in the mid-third century. The city had held the title Colonia Iulia Augusta since its refoundation as a Roman colony under Augustus, a status it advertised aggressively on its bronze output even three centuries later.
Dies for Pellan bronzes of this period show considerable variety and irregular workmanship, consistent with an intermittent local workshop rather than a sustained mint operation.