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ID:     591696
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Roman Provincial
Region:     THRACE
City:     Hadrianopolis
Issuer:     Gordian III
Date Ruled:     AD 238-244
Metal:     Bronze
Denomination:     AE 26
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD 238-244
Diameter:     26 mm
Weight:     9.24 g
Obverse Legend:     AVT K M ANT ΓΟPΔIANOC AVG
Obverse Description:     Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Reverse Legend:     AΔP-IAN-O-C ΠΟ−ΛEIT-ΩN
Reverse Description:     Herakles and the Cretan bull: , Herakles standing right, nude, with both hands grasping the head of the Cretan bull, running right, and jerking it back
Primary Reference:     SNG Cop -
Reference2:     BMC Thrace pg. 120, 34
Reference3:     Mionnet suppl. II, pg. 330, 786
Reference4:     cf. Voegtli 4l
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=16404
Grade:     VF, brown and green patina
Notes:     Sale: Triton V, Lot: 1696 ($500) From the David Simpson Collection