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Æ27 - Gordian III ΚΑΛΧΑΔΟΝΙΩΝ
| Issuer | Calchedon (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 238-244 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
| Obverse lettering | Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥ (Translation: Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus) |
| Reverse description | A serpent coiled sinuously around the shaft and legs of a tripod, occupying the central field of the reverse. The tripod, a sacred Apolline symbol with three splayed legs and a cauldron bowl at the top, is rendered with clear detail despite the worn strike. The serpent winds around the tripod in multiple coils, its head raised toward the bowl, alluding to oracular and chthonic symbolism common in Bithynian civic coinage. The ethnic legend of Calchedon is distributed around the type in the field. |
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