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ID:
5-340
[UNVERIFIED]
Type:
Roman Provincial
Region:
Moesia Inferior
City:
Nicopolis ad Istrum
Issuer:
Gordian III
Date Ruled:
A.D. 238-244
Metal:
Bronze
Denomination:
Tetrassarion
Diameter:
31.6 mm
Weight:
17.9 g
Die Axis:
7 h
Obverse Legend:
AVT K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC AV
Obverse Description:
laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Reverse Legend:
YΠ CAB MOΔЄCTOY NIKOΠOΛЄITΩN ΠPOCICT PON
Reverse Description:
river god reclining left, holding reed and leaning upon jug from which the river flow
Primary Reference:
AMNG 2067
Reference2:
Varbanov 4462
Reference3:
H&J 8.36.32.1
Photograph Credit:
Agora Auctions, Inc.
Source:
http://agoraauctions.com
Grade:
aVF
Notes:
(1) Agora Auction 5: Lot No. 340; (2) Possible test strike. Sabinius Modestus, magistrate. A.D. 241-244. This coin is struck on a very large flan, it is possibly a test strike.
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