Æ35 - Gordian III ΕΠ [ϹΤΡ ΚΛ] ΡΟΥΦΙΝΟΥ ϹΟΦΙ ϹΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ

€2.00
IssuerSmyrna (Conventus of Smyrna)
Year238-244
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value
Currency
CompositionBronze
Weight19.00 g
Dimensions35 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) VII.1#309A
Obverse descriptionLaureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Obverse script
Obverse letteringΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
(Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordian)
Reverse descriptionCybele seated, left, holding patera and resting arm on tympanum; at her feet, lion
Reverse script
Reverse letteringΕΠ [ϹΤΡ ΚΛ] ΡΟΥΦΙΝΟΥ ϹΟΦΙ ϹΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ
(Translation: under strategos Claudius Rufinus the sophist, of the Smyrnaeans)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (238-244)  - -
Catalog ID7727019730
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