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AR23 - Gordian III L Ϛ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 242-243 |
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| Reference(s) | Köln 2876; Dattari 4899; Milne 3631; BMC Alexandria p. 286 |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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Year 6 of Gordian III's reign corresponds to 242–243 AD, a period when the young emperor — still a teenager — was effectively governed by his father-in-law Timesitheus, who held the real administrative and military authority as Praetorian Prefect. Timesitheus died later that same year, almost certainly of illness during the Persian campaign, though ancient sources leave room for suspicion. His death cleared the path for Philip the Arab's coup the following year.
Alexandrian billon tetradrachms of this reign are well-attested across the major reference catalogues, with Milne's numbering derived from the extensive Dattari collection — still the foundational hoard for Egyptian imperial coinage scholarship.