| Issuer | Metropolis (Ionia) (Conventus of Ephesus) |
| Year | 238-244 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | |
| Currency | |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 18.06 g |
| Dimensions | 34 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
| Orientation | |
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| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | VII.1#446 |
| Obverse description | Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front, with gorgoneion on cuirass |
| Obverse script | |
| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus) |
| Reverse description | Three warriors standing facing, each holding spear and shield |
| Reverse script | |
| Reverse lettering | ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡ ΑΥΡ ΔΙΟΓΕΝΟΥ ΡΟΥΦΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ (Translation: under strategos Aurelius Diogenes, son of Rufus, of the Metropolitans) |
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| Mint | |
| Mintage | ND
(238-244) - - |
| Catalog ID | 7310688180 |
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