238 AD - 244 AD

Odessus   Moesia Inferior   Gordianus III
Οδησσός   Κάτω Μοισία   Γορδιάνος Γ'


 5 Assaria AE 29
SHH5909

5909 Odessus Moesia Inferior Gordianus III AE

Parameters
Obverse


Reverse


Notes
Reference
Acquired
14.31 g   28.3-28.7 mm;   3.2 mm   12:00 o'clock   VF   centering punch + / +
Busts of Gordian, on left, and Serapis wearing kalathos, on right,
facing each other; cornucopia behind Serapis;
ANT
ΩNI ΓOΡΔIA / NΟC clockwise around, AVT K M in exergue; border of dots.
Helmeted Mars standing facing, head turned left; right hand restimg on spear,
left on shield; ΟΔΗCCΕ / Ι / ΤΩΝ clockwise around;
E (=5 units) in left field; border of dots.
Centering punches have penetrated and holed the coin.
AMNG I/2 2338; Copenhagen II ---;  Moushmov 1653; Varbanov 4456/4458
6.9.2015