| Issuer | Metropolis (Ionia) (Conventus of Ephesus) |
| Year | 238-244 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | |
| Currency | |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 8.63 g |
| Dimensions | 30 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
| Orientation | |
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| Reference(s) | VII.1#450 |
| Obverse description | Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear |
| Obverse script | |
| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus) |
| Reverse description | Cybele seated, left, holding patera and resting arm on tympanum; at her feet, lion |
| Reverse script | |
| Reverse lettering | ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡ Μ ΙΟΥ ΗΡΑΚΛΑ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ (Translation: under strategos Marcus Iulius Porcius Heraklas of the Metropolitans) |
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| Mint | |
| Mintage | ND
(238-244) - - |
| Catalog ID | 7544293530 |
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