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Æ27 - Gordian III C R I F S AN CCCVIII
| Issuer | Sinope (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 238-239 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Draped bust of Sarapis facing left, surmounted by the distinctive modius (kalathos), the cylindrical basket-crown emblematic of this Graeco-Egyptian deity, reflecting Sinope's longstanding religious connection to the cult of Sarapis, which was reportedly founded in the city. The bust is rendered in the bearded, mature style conventional for representations of Sarapis in Roman provincial art. The surrounding Latin colonial legend C R I F S AN CCCVIII encircles the type, with the numeral CCCVIII denoting the local era year 308 of Sinope's colonial reckoning. The reverse field shows significant wear and surface roughness consistent with the coin's age and circulation history. |
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| Mint | Sinope, Paphlagonia, modern-day Sinop, Turkey |
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