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AR23 - Gordian III L Γ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 239-240 |
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| Reference(s) | Köln 2634; Dattari 4794; Milne 3619; Emmett 3387.3 |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Mintage | ND (239-240) |
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Gordian III's third regnal year in Alexandria — the year marked on this tetradrachm by the date LΓ — fell early in a reign that began when he was around thirteen years old, with real power held by his Praetorian prefect Timesitheus, who also became his father-in-law. The Alexandria mint remained one of the most productive in the empire precisely because Egypt functioned as a closed monetary zone: Roman denarii were exchanged at the border and tetradrachms issued in their place, keeping imperial silver from hemorrhaging into eastern trade networks.