Æ40 - Gordian III ΕΠ ϹΤ ΚΟ ΦΟΥΡΙΟΥ ΑΠΟΛΟΦΑΝΟΥ ΜΥΡΕΙΝΑΙΩΝ

€2.00
IssuerMyrina (Conventus of Smyrna)
Year238-244
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value
Currency
CompositionBronze
Weight25.74 g
Dimensions40 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) VII.1#293
Obverse descriptionConfronted busts of Gordian III, laureate, draped and cuirassed, right, and of Tranquillina, diademed and draped, left
Obverse script
Obverse letteringΑ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ Κ ΦΟΥ ΤΡΑΝΚΥΛΛΕΙΝΑ Ϲ
(Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus and Furia Tranquillina Augusta)
Reverse descriptionTemple with six columns enclosing statue of Apollo holding patera and laurel branch
Reverse script
Reverse letteringΕΠ ϹΤ ΚΟ ΦΟΥΡΙΟΥ ΑΠΟΛΟΦΑΝΟΥ ΜΥΡΕΙΝΑΙΩΝ
(Translation: under strategos Quintus Furius Apollophanes of the Myrinians)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (238-244)  - -
Catalog ID1293803840
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