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Æ28 - Gordian III ΒΡΟΥΖΗΝΩΝ
| Issuer | Bruzus (Conventus of Apamea) |
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| Year | 238-244 |
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| Reference(s) | RPC VII.1#708 |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus) |
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Bruzus was a minor Phrygian city of no particular political weight, and its coin output under Gordian III reflects exactly that — a modest civic series produced within the administrative orbit of Apamea during the last phase of Greek imperial bronze production in Asia Minor. The conventus system meant local minting rights were effectively managed through Roman provincial administration, and small cities like Bruzus issued bronze for strictly local exchange, rarely traveling far from the immediate region.
The reference VII.1#708 places this within the Leschhorn corpus of Phrygia, where Bruzus emissions are sparsely documented.