Æ46 - Gordian III ϹΤΡΑ ΑΥΡ ΕΡΜΟΥ ΜΕΙΛΗΤΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ

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.