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Æ34 - Gordian III ΕΠΙ Μ Ι ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΟΥΜ ΑΡΧ Α ΚΑΔΟΗΝΩΝ ΕΡΜΟϹ
| Issuer | Cadi (Conventus of Sardis) |
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| Year | 238-244 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Gordian III facing right, portrayed in three-quarter rear view, with the paludamentum visible over the left shoulder. The effigy displays youthful facial features characteristic of Gordian III's portraiture, with close-cropped hair beneath the laurel wreath. The circular Greek legend runs along the outer border of the obverse field. |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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Cadi was a small Phrygian city in the Sardis conventus whose civic coinage under Gordian III occasionally named local magistrates — here Demetrios, whose title suggests a first-term archon. The ethnic ΚΑΔΟΗΝΩΝ is an uncommon spelling variant for this mint, and the inclusion of ΕΡΜΟϹ likely references the Hermos River, which ran through the region and was occasionally personified on provincial issues as a marker of local geographic identity. Gordian's reign generated a burst of provincial bronze across Asia Minor, partly driven by his Persian campaign preparations and the associated military movements through the region.