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Æ37 - Gordian III ΤΡΑΛΛΙΑΝΩΝ ΕΠΙ ΓΡ ΦΙΛΗΤΟΥ
| Issuer | Tralles (Conventus of Ephesus) |
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| Year | 238-244 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus) |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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Tralles, a prosperous city in the Maeander valley, was one of the most active provincial minting centers in the conventus of Ephesus during the third century. The magistrate named in this issue — Philetos — appears in a small cluster of known dies from the Gordian III period, suggesting a relatively concentrated burst of civic minting under his authority rather than a sustained program. Provincial bronzes of this size and weight from Tralles are well documented in the series but individual magistrate attributions remain important for reconstructing the mint's administrative sequence.