Æ30 - Gordian III ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ ΑΥΡ ΒΑϹϹΟΥ Β ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ

€2.00
IssuerMetropolis (Ionia) (Conventus of Ephesus)
Year238-244
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value
Currency
CompositionBronze
Weight8.46 g
Dimensions30 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) VII.1#442.1
Obverse descriptionLaureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Obverse script
Obverse letteringΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
(Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus)
Reverse descriptionCybele seated, left, holding patera and resting arm on tympanum; at her feet, lion
Reverse script
Reverse letteringΕΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ ΑΥΡ ΒΑϹϹΟΥ Β ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
(Translation: under strategos Aurelius Bassus II, of the Metropolitans)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (238-244)  - -
Catalog ID1112783010
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