Æ38 - Gordian III ΕΠ ϹΤ ΑΥΡ ΒΑϹϹΟΥ ΤΟ Β ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ

€2.00
IssuerMetropolis (Ionia) (Conventus of Ephesus)
Year238-244
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value
Currency
CompositionBronze
Weight17.41 g
Dimensions38 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) VII.1#440
Obverse descriptionLaureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Obverse script
Obverse letteringΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
(Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus)
Reverse descriptionZeus seated, left, holding eagle and sceptre
Reverse script
Reverse letteringΕΠ ϹΤ ΑΥΡ ΒΑϹϹΟΥ ΤΟ Β ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
(Translation: under the strategos Aurelius Bassus, for the second time, of the Metropolitans)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (238-244)  - -
Catalog ID1526291760
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