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Æ30 - Gordian III ΕΠΙ ΓΡ ΑΜΑΡΑΝΤΟΥ ΜΑΓΝΗΤΩΝ
| Issuer | Magnesia ad Maeandrum (Conventus of Miletus) |
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| Year | 238-244 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Gordian III facing right, rendered in three-quarter view from behind, conveying a sense of imperial military authority. The emperor's effigy displays characteristic third-century provincial workmanship, with visible drapery folds and cuirass detailing around the shoulder. A beaded border frames the field, and the Greek imperial titulature runs around the periphery in a continuous legend. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Apollo standing in full figure to the left, nude or semi-draped, his right hand extended holding a laurel branch and his left arm holding a bow at his side, a type closely associated with the god's oracular and prophylactic role as worshipped at Magnesia ad Maeandrum. The deity is rendered in the classical provincial style characteristic of Ionian civic bronzes of the Severan and Gordian periods. A beaded border encircles the design, with the civic magistrate's legend distributed around the periphery. |
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