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Æ27 - Gordian III ΓΕΡΜΗΝΩΝ
| Issuer | City of Germe (Conventus of Pergamum) |
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| Year | 238-244 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Gordian III facing right, rendered from a rear three-quarter perspective emphasizing the paludamentum and military cuirass. The imperial effigy is boldly struck in high relief at the centre of the flan. A Greek legend encircles the bust, reading from upper left to right around the field. The coin is struck on an irregular flan with a slightly uneven border, characteristic of provincial bronze issues of the period. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus) |
| Reverse description | Zeus enthroned to the left, depicted in a majestic seated posture upon a high-backed throne, his extended right hand presenting a small figure of Nike (Victory) and his left hand grasping a long sceptre. The god is rendered in flowing drapery, with his feet resting upon a footstool. The ethnic legend ΓΕΡΜΗΝΩΝ arches across the upper field, identifying the issuing civic authority of Germe in Mysia. The reverse field is framed by a dotted border, and the coin's irregular flan edge is consistent with hand-struck provincial bronze coinage. |
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