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Æ30 - Gordian III ΕΠΙ ΓΡ ΚΛ ΙΠΠΟΔΑΜΙΑΝΟΥ ΜΑϹΤΑΥΡΕΙΤΩΝ
| Issuer | Mastaura (Conventus of Ephesus) |
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| Year | 238-244 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Gordian III facing right, depicted from the rear in the characteristic three-quarter back view typical of later Roman provincial coinage. The effigy conveys imperial authority through the laurel wreath and military dress. The encircling Greek legend runs along the periphery of the flan. The flan is irregular and the surfaces are worn, consistent with a heavily circulated provincial bronze issue. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus) |
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Mastaura was a minor Lydian city whose civic coinage depended almost entirely on the tenure of local magistrates — the ΕΠΙ formula names the grammateus Klaudios Hippodamianos as the presiding official, making him personally responsible for this issue's authorization and production. Provincial bronze of this weight class from the Ephesian conventus was struck for purely local circulation; Roman silver handled interregional trade, leaving these bronzes to function within a tight geographic radius around the Maeander valley. The magistrate's name appears on no other currently catalogued Mastaura type, suggesting a single, short term of office.