Æ38 - Gordian III ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΕΩΝ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ

€2.00
IssuerEphesus (Conventus of Ephesus)
Year238-244
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value
Currency
CompositionBronze
Weight26.88 g
Dimensions38 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) VII.1#407
Obverse descriptionLaureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front, with gorgoneion on cuirass
Obverse script
Obverse letteringΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
(Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus)
Reverse descriptionAndroklos standing right, holding spear, at his feet, head of boar, clasping hands with Alexander standing left, holding sceptre; at his feet, lighted altar
Reverse script
Reverse letteringΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΕΩΝ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ
(Translation: concord of the Ephesians and Alexandrians)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (238-244)  - -
Catalog ID2222692860
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