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Æ30 - Gordian III ΕΠΙ ΑΥΡ ΡΟΥΦΕΙΝΟΥ ϹΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ Β ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ ΜΑϹΔΝΗϹ
| Issuer | Sardes (Conventus of Sardis) |
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| Year | 238-244 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordian Augustus) |
| Reverse description | The local hero Masdnes, a deity venerated at Sardis, is depicted standing to the right, raising a club in his right hand about to strike a serpent whose mouth holds a branch. The figure is rendered in the Hellenistic heroic tradition, reflecting the city's neocorate pride. The field is encircled by the magistrate and civic legend, which names the strategos Aurelius Rufinus and affirms Sardis's status as twice neocorate. |
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