Æ27 - Gordian III ΔΙΟΝΥϹΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ, Ε
Features
| Issuer |
Dionysopolis
(Moesia)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Gordian III (Marcus Antonius Gordianus) (238-244)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 238-244 |
| Value | Pentassarion (0.5) |
| Currency | Drachm |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 12.54 g |
| Diameter | 28 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 518559 |
| References | RPC Online VII.2# 1643 Roman Provincial Coinage (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/) |
Obverse
Confronted busts of Gordian III, laureate, draped and cuirassed, right, seen from rear, and Sarapis, draped, left
Lettering: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΟϹ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Unabridged legend: Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανὸς Αὔγουστος
Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Reverse
Zeus seated left, holding patera over eagle and sceptre
Lettering: ΔΙΟΝΥϹΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ, Ε
Unabridged legend: Διονυσοπολειτῶν εʹ
Translation: of the Dionysopolitans, 5
Mint
Dionysopolis, Moesia, modern-day Balchik, BulgariaComments
AMNG 385
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (238-244) | |||||||||||||||
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