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Æ40 - Gordian III ΕΠ ϹΤ ΚΟ ΦΟΥΡΙΟΥ ΑΠΟΛΟΦΑΝΟΥ ΜΥΡΕΙΝΑΙΩΝ
| Issuer | Myrina (Conventus of Smyrna) |
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| Year | 238-244 |
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| Diameter | 40 mm |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | A hexastyle temple depicted in three-quarter perspective, its six columns framing a cult statue of Apollo standing within the cella. The deity is shown holding a patera in his extended right hand and a laurel branch in his left, attributes consistent with his role as god of prophecy and purification. The architectural rendering reflects the monumental style of civic temple coinage common to the Conventus of Smyrna during the Severan and Gordian periods. The reverse legend in the exergual and peripheral field names the strategos responsible for the coin issue and identifies the civic authority of Myrina. |
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Myrina was a minor Aeolian coastal city that punched above its weight in the third century by securing the right to strike bronze coinage under its own civic authority — a privilege tied directly to the goodwill of Roman provincial administration. The magistrate name preserved in the legend, Furius Apollophanes, is rare enough in the epigraphic record that this issue serves as one of the few attestations of his office. Gordian III's reign saw a surge in civic bronze production across Asia Minor as central silver coinage deteriorated, effectively pushing prestige spending back to the local level.