Æ26 - Gordian III COL IVL AVG PELLA

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.