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Æ27 - Gordian III ΟΔΗϹϹΕΙΤΩΝ, Ε
| Issuer | Odessos (Moesia) |
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| Year | 238-244 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Confronted jugate busts of Emperor Gordian III, laureate, draped and cuirassed, facing right and seen from the front, and the god Sarapis, draped and wearing a modius (kalathos) on his head, facing left; a cornucopia appears behind the bust of Sarapis. The imperial legend surrounds the busts along the periphery of the flan. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ Κ ΜΑ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΟϹ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ |
| Reverse description | A large eagle stands facing on a dotted exergual line, its head turned to the left and its wings spread and displayed; the eagle holds a wreath in its beak. The civic ethnic legend of Odessos is inscribed in the field to either side of the eagle, with the denomination mark Ε visible to the right. The reverse exhibits characteristic provincial die-work with a bold, deeply struck design. |
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