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Æ27 - Gordian III ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΩΝ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩ
| Issuer | Nicomedia (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 ΑΥΓ (Translation: Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus) |
| Reverse description | Founding scene depicting King Nicomedes I standing right, with an altar at his feet; facing him, a shepherd holding a pedum (crook); between the two figures, a serpent coils upward; in the upper field, an eagle in flight and the façade of a temple are depicted, alluding to the twice-neocorate status of Nicomedia. The reverse legend encircles the scene in Greek characters. |
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