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Æ23 - Gordian III ΜΗΤΡ ΚΟΛ ΚΑΡΡΗΝωΝ

Features

Issuer Carrhae (Mesopotamia)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 243-244
Composition Bronze
Weight 8.66 g
Diameter 23 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
580156
References RPC Online VII.2# 3449
Roman Provincial Coinage (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/)

Obverse

Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΑΥΤΟΚ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ

Unabridged legend: Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανὸς Σεβαστός

Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus

Reverse

Draped, veiled and turreted bust of Tyche, right, between two stars

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΜΗΤΡ ΚΟΛ ΚΑΡΡΗΝωΝ

Unabridged legend: μητρόπολις Κολωνία Καρρηνῶν

Translation: metropolis and colony of the Carrhaeans

Mint

Carrhae, Mesopotamia, modern-day Harran, Turkey

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Picture 1 of the example of Æ23 - Gordian III (ΜΗΤΡ ΚΟΛ ΚΑΡΡΗΝωΝ) Picture 2 of the example of Æ23 - Gordian III (ΜΗΤΡ ΚΟΛ ΚΑΡΡΗΝωΝ)
© British Museum, 1913,1115.30
23 mm9.9 g 11h (see more)
Picture 1 of the example of Æ23 - Gordian III (ΜΗΤΡ ΚΟΛ ΚΑΡΡΗΝωΝ) Picture 2 of the example of Æ23 - Gordian III (ΜΗΤΡ ΚΟΛ ΚΑΡΡΗΝωΝ)
© The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, Mossop
8.69 g 12h (see more)
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