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AR23 - Gordian III L - Δ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 240-241 |
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| Weight | 12.64 g |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
| Obverse lettering | Α Κ Μ ΑΝ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΕΥϹΕ |
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This tetradrachm belongs to Gordian III's fifth regnal year in Egypt — a province whose mint operated under a closed currency system, meaning Roman denarii and Alexandrian tetradrachms could not be exchanged at face value outside their respective zones. The Δ in the type designation marks the fourth officina of the Alexandria mint during this issue year. Gordian was thirteen when he became emperor and would be dead before turning twenty, assassinated — or possibly killed in battle — during the Persian campaign of 244 AD.