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Æ33 - Gordian III ΑΡΝΕΑΤωΝ

Issuer Arneae (Lycia et Pamphylia)
Year 238-244
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Obverse description Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Gordian III facing right, viewed from the rear, with the paludamentum fastened at the shoulder and the cuirass rendered in detail. The youthful imperial effigy displays characteristic short-cropped hair beneath the laurel wreath. The encircling Greek legend reads ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ, identifying the emperor by his titulature. The flan is slightly irregular, as is typical of provincial bronze issues of this period.
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Reverse description A nymph is depicted kneeling to the right upon a pedum (shepherd's crook), holding a double flute (aulos) and grasping the arm or hand of Pan, who kneels beside her in a similar posture. A tree rises in the right field, lending a pastoral, mythological character to the composition typical of Lycian civic bronzes. The ethnic legend ΑΡΝΕΑΤωΝ, identifying the issuing city of Arneae, appears in the field or around the design.
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