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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     160768      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Provincial Region:     MOESIA INFERIOR City:     Marcianopolis Issuer:     Gordian III Date Ruled:     AD 238-244 Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     AE 27 Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 238-244 Diameter:     27 mm Weight:     11.50 g Die Axis:     1 h Obverse Legend:     M ANT ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC ΑVΓ Obverse Description:     Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gordian III right, seen from front and draped bust of Serapis left, wearing Kalathos, vis-À-vis Reverse Legend:     VΠ ΜΗΝΟΦΙΛΟV MAPKIANOΠΟΛIT-ΩN (ΩN ligate) Reverse Description:     Apollo Sauroctonus standing facing, head right, drawing bow from quiver with right hand and holding bow with left; to left, chiton draped over cippus; to right, serpent entwined about tree trunk; E in upper left Primary Reference:     AMNG I 1090 Reference2:     Mouchmov 782 Reference3:     cf. SNG Cop 255 Reference4:     Varbanov 1534 (same dies) Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=77977 Grade:     Good VF, green and red-brown patina, traces of smoothing in fields.

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