Æ35 - Gordian III ϹΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ Γ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ ΠΡΩΤΩΝ ΑϹΙΑϹ ΕΠ ϹΤΡ ΡΟΥΦΙΝΟΥ ϹΟΦΙ

€2.00
IssuerSmyrna (Conventus of Smyrna)
Year238-244
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value
Currency
CompositionBronze
Weight19.48 g
Dimensions35 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) VII.1#308.1
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 descriptionTemple with four columns enclosing statue of Roma holding shield and spear; on either side, temple seen in three-quarter view
Reverse script
Reverse letteringϹΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ Γ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ ΠΡΩΤΩΝ ΑϹΙΑϹ ΕΠ ϹΤΡ ΡΟΥΦΙΝΟΥ ϹΟΦΙ
(Translation: of the Smyrnaeans, three times neocorate, first in Asia, under strategos Rufinus the sophist)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (238-244)  - -
Catalog ID3058677560
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