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Æ35 - Gordian III ϹΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ Γ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ ΠΡΩΤΩΝ ΑϹΙΑϹ ΕΠ ϹΤΡ ΡΟΥΦΙΝΟΥ ϹΟΦΙ
| Issuer | Smyrna (Conventus of Smyrna) |
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| Year | 238-244 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Gordian III facing right, depicted from behind (rear view), with the paludamentum visible over the left shoulder. The imperial effigy is rendered in the standard provincial style of the Smyrnaean mint. The surrounding field is heavily patinated, with the Greek legend disposed around the bust in the customary manner of Asiatic civic bronzes. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | A tetrastyle temple, shown frontally, with four columns framing a cult statue of Roma standing within the cella, holding a shield and spear. Flanking the central temple on each side is a secondary temple rendered in three-quarter perspective, a composition emblematic of Smyrna's prestigious triple neocorate status. The architectural rendering follows the elaborate multi-temple types characteristic of high-quality Severan and Gordian-era provincial coinage from Ionia. |
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