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Æ46 - Gordian III ϹΤΡΑ ΑΥΡ ΕΡΜΟΥ ΜΕΙΛΗΤΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
| Issuer | Miletopolis (Conventus of Cyzicus) |
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| Year | 238-244 |
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| Weight | 52.19 g |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Mint | Miletopolis, Mysia |
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Miletopolis was a minor Mysian city whose civic coinage under Gordian III represents nearly the full extent of its known bronze output — the city minted aggressively during his reign and then, for reasons that remain unclear, essentially stopped. A coin of this module, pushing toward 52 grams, was not a casual civic issue but a deliberate demonstration of municipal ambition, likely produced for a specific festival or agonistic context rather than everyday exchange.
The magistrate's name preserved in the obverse legend ties this piece to a single administrative moment, effectively dating it more precisely than the reign dates alone suggest.