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AR24 - Gordian III L - Ϛ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 242-243 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | ϹΑΒ ΤΡΑΝΚΥΛΛΕΙΝΑ ϹΕΒ |
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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 only in his late teens — was on campaign against Shapur I of Persia. The Alexandrian mint continued striking tetradrachms throughout, maintaining Egypt's separate monetary system under Roman administration. The billon content by this point had declined sharply from earlier imperial issues, a debasement trend the Alexandrian mint had been quietly pursuing since the Severan period.
Dattari 4932 places this among the more routinely encountered Gordian III Alexandrian types, though Year 6 pieces are modestly scarcer than the prolific Year 5 output.