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Æ29 - Gordian III ΕΠΙ ΑΙΛ ΑΡΙϹΤΟΝΕΙΚΟΥ ΓΕΡΜΗΝ
| Issuer | City of Germe (Conventus of Pergamum) |
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| Year | 238-244 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Emperor Gordian III facing right, rendered three-quarter view from the rear, a presentation style characteristic of Asia Minor provincial coinage of the mid-3rd century AD. The imperial portrait exhibits the youthful features associated with Gordian III, with the laurel wreath clearly articulated atop the head. The cuirass is visible at the truncation, and the paludamentum drapes over the left shoulder. The circular legend surrounds the bust in Greek majuscule characters. |
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| Reverse description | The goddess Cybele, the Anatolian mother deity, is depicted enthroned and seated to the left in a stately, hieratic pose befitting her divine status. In her right hand she holds a patera, symbol of ritual libation, while her left arm rests upon a tympanum set beside her on the throne. At her feet, a recumbent lion — her sacred animal and constant attribute — is depicted in the field to the lower left. The reverse legend in Greek majuscules naming the local magistrate and the civic ethnic of Germe runs around the periphery. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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