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Æ27 - Gordian III ΟΔΗϹϹΕΙΤΩΝ, Ε
| Issuer | Odessos (Moesia) |
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| Year | 238-244 |
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| Weight | 11.34 g |
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| Obverse description | Confronted jugate busts of Emperor Gordian III, laureate, draped and cuirassed, facing right and seen from the rear, and the god Sarapis, draped and wearing a modius, facing left; a cornucopia appears behind the figure of Sarapis. The obverse legend surrounds the busts in Greek characters. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | An agonistic table depicted in three-quarter perspective, upon which rests a crown or wreath containing two palm branches and one or two purses, symbolic of prize money awarded at athletic games; beneath the table stands a vase or prize urn. The reverse legend identifying the city of Odessos and the pentaeteric festival designation appears in the field. |
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