Æ29 - Gordian III ΟΔΗϹϹΕΙΤΩΝ, Ε

Odessos, the Black Sea port city on Moesia Inferior's eastern coast, retained the right to strike civic bronze under Gordian III as part of the broader tradition of provincial coinage that Rome tolerated — and occasionally encouraged — to relieve pressure on the central mint system. The Ε in the reverse field denotes a denomination mark within the local civic series, a feature that distinguishes Odessos issues from many neighboring Moesian mints and has made systematic denomination studies possible for this city's output.