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AR23 - Gordian III L Γ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 239-240 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Gordian III facing right, rendered in three-quarter frontal view, displaying the characteristic Alexandrian portrait style with paludamentum visible at the shoulder. The surrounding field carries the Greek imperial titulature legend. The flan is irregular and the surfaces show typical billon patination consistent with Alexandrian provincial coinage of the third century AD. |
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| Reverse description | Helmeted bust of Athena facing right, adorned with the aegis across the chest, rendered in the characteristic simplified style of Alexandrian provincial coinage. The regnal year legend appears in the field to the left of the bust, reading L Γ (Year 3), corresponding to the third regnal year of Gordian III. The flan exhibits the dark patination typical of billon tetradrachms from the Alexandria mint. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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