| Issuer | Tyre (Syria) |
| Year | 238-244 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | |
| Currency | |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 17.09 g |
| Dimensions | 31 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
| Orientation | |
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| Reference(s) | VII.2#3571 |
| Obverse description | Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear |
| Obverse script | |
| Obverse lettering | IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG (Translation: Emperor Gordian Pious Fortunate Augustus) |
| Reverse description | Dido standing left, holding ruler and sceptre, behind her palm tree, on left arched gate of Carthage on which mason sits and constructs; above, murex shell; below, man digging right, with pick |
| Reverse script | |
| Reverse lettering | COL TYR METR, ΔΙΔW, 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤄 (Translation: the colony of Tyre, metropolis, Dido, Elissa) |
| Edge | |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | ND
(238-244) - - |
| Catalog ID | 4628399900 |
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