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Æ27 - Gordian III ϹΕΠ ΚΟΛΟ ΝΕϹΙΒΙ ΜΗΤ
| Issuer | Nisibis (Mesopotamia) |
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| Year | 238-244 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Radiate, draped bust of Emperor Gordian III facing right, with drapery visible on the left shoulder. The effigy is rendered in the typical provincial style of Mesopotamian civic coinage, with the radiate crown indicating imperial status. A circular Greek legend surrounds the portrait within a dotted border. |
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| Reverse description | Draped, veiled, and turreted bust of Tyche, the city's patron deity and personification of fortune, facing right; above the bust, a ram leaping to the right, serving as the zodiacal symbol of Nisibis. The mural crown (turreted) atop Tyche's head symbolises the city walls and civic pride of the Nisibene metropolis. A circular Greek colonial legend surrounds the design within a dotted border. |
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| Mintage | ND (238-244) |
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