238 AD - 244 AD

Gadara   Decapolis-Arabia   Gordianus III
Γάδαρα   Δεκάπολις-Αραβία    Γορδιάνος Γ'

 AE 25
 SHH 3439

3439 Gadara Decapolis-Arabia Gordianus III AE

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 13.52 g   24.5-26.1 mm   3.1 eqmm   11:00 o'clock   VF   centering - / -
σmax(SigmaTest, 240 Hz) = obv. 6.8; rev. 6.8 MS/m
Laureate draped and cuirassed bust of Gordianus right;
[AYTOK K MΑV ΑΝ]Τω ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC clockwise around; border of dots.
Gallay with captain, row of oarsmen, and steerman on deck sailing right;
Π[ΟΜΠ] / ΓΑΔΑΡ[Ε] / ωΝ; ΓT (year 303 of the Pompeian Era = 239/240 AD) in exergue.
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ANS VI 1332/1337; BMC Arabia ---; Copenhagen VII ---; Lindgren II 2214;
Sear Greek Imperial ---; Spijkerman 93/94
Ex CNG 208E/240, 8.4.2009
Münzsammlung des Archäologischen Museums der Universität Münster, 12.2018