Æ34 - Gordian III ΕΠΙ Μ Ι ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΟΥΜ ΑΡΧ Α ΚΑΔΟΗΝΩΝ ΕΡΜΟϹ

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.