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Æ33 - Gordian III ΕΠΙ ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΔΟΥ ΑΡΧ ΓΕΡΜΗΝΩΝ
| Issuer | City of Germe (Conventus of Pergamum) |
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| Year | 238-244 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Gordian III facing right, viewed from behind, with the radiate crown rendered in bold relief. The paludamentum is visible over the left shoulder, and the cuirass is detailed with pteryges. The encircling Greek legend runs along the outer border of the obverse field. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Germe was a minor Mysian city whose civic coinage depended entirely on the tenure of local magistrates — the ΕΠΙ ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΔΟΥ formula names Apollonides as the presiding archon, one of the few mechanisms by which small poleis under Roman administration asserted any meaningful role in their own monetary affairs. Gordian III's reign produced a surge in provincial bronze output across the Pergamene conventus, partly driven by the emperor's eastern campaigns against Shapur I, which increased demand for small-denomination exchange in garrison and supply towns.
Germe's output under Gordian is sparse. This piece references VII.1#103, placing it within a tightly documented but numerically thin corpus.