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Æ33 - Gordian III ΑΥΤΟΚ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΒΓΑΡΟϹ ΒΑϹΙΛΕΥϹ
| Issuer | Edessa (Mesopotamia) |
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| Year | 239-242 |
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| Reference(s) | BMC Arabia p. 97; SNG Copenhagen 213-215 |
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| Reverse description | Standing figures of Emperor Gordian III and King Abgar X of Osroene in a formal confrontation scene: Gordian III stands to the right, clad in military attire, holding a short sceptre in his right hand and a globe in his left, symbolising Roman imperial authority over the world. Facing him, Abgar X stands to the left, wearing his distinctive royal tiara, extending a crown toward the emperor with one hand while bearing a sword in the other, in a gesture of submission and alliance. The bilateral Greek legend, naming both rulers, is disposed around the field, making this one of the rare provincial issues commemorating a formal meeting between a Roman emperor and a client king. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (239-242) |
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