Æ38 - Gordian III ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡ ΑΙΛ ΑΡΙϹΤΟΝΕΙΚΟΥ ΓΕΡΜΗΝΩ

€2.00
IssuerCity of Germe (Conventus of Pergamum)
Year238-244
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value
Currency
CompositionBronze
Weight20.82 g
Dimensions38 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) VII.1#157
Obverse descriptionConfronted busts of Gordian III, laureate, draped and cuirassed, right, and of Tranquillina, diademed and draped, left
Obverse script
Obverse letteringΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΦΟΥΡ ϹΑ ΤΡΑΝΚΥΛΛ
(Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Furia Sabinia Tranquillina)
Reverse descriptionCybele seated, left, holding patera and sceptre, resting arm on tympanum; lion on either side of her
Reverse script
Reverse letteringΕΠΙ ϹΤΡ ΑΙΛ ΑΡΙϹΤΟΝΕΙΚΟΥ ΓΕΡΜΗΝΩ
(Translation: under strategos Aelius Aristonikos, of the Germeans)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (238-244)  - -
Catalog ID1049879120
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