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Sestertius - Gordian III COL AELI ADRI ICONIESI
| Issuer | Iconium (Galatia) |
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| Year | 238-244 |
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| Weight | 20.92 g |
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| Obverse lettering | IMP CAES M AT GORDIANVS AVG (Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus) |
| Reverse description | Aphrodite, nude and viewed three-quarters from behind, is depicted seated to the left in a bathtub, wringing water from her hair in a pose of intimate toilette. Her head is turned back toward the viewer, lending the composition a sense of captured spontaneity characteristic of Hellenistic artistic influence. To the right, her chiton is draped over a tree or post, while below the tub a hound stands to the left with its head turned back to the right. The reverse legend naming the colony of Iconium is disposed around the field, with S R in the lower portion indicating the city's status as an ally of Rome. |
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| Mintage | ND (238-244) |
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