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Æ27 - Gordian III ΟΔΗϹϹΕΙΤΩΝ, Ε
| Issuer | Odessos (Moesia) |
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| Year | 238-244 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Odessos, on the Black Sea coast of modern Bulgaria, was a prosperous Greek colonial city whose civic coinage under the Severans and their successors forms one of the denser provincial series in Lower Moesia. The mark Ε appearing on this issue has been interpreted as a denomination or series control numeral within the city's own internal hierarchy of bronze denominations — a local administrative decision with no parallel in imperial mint practice.
Gordian III's reign saw a surge in provincial civic bronze output across the Balkans, likely filling a gap left by the disruption of central silver supplies during the preceding crisis years of 235–238.