238 AD - 244 AD

Odessos   Moesia Inferior   Gordianus III
Οδησσός   Κάτω Μοισία   Γορδιάνος Γ'
 5 Assaria AE 29 SHH 5759

5759 Odessus Moesia Inferior Gordianus III AE

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Provenance
 12.31 g   28.5-29.4 mm   7:00 o'clock   VF   blind countersink + / +
On left, laureate draped and cuirassed bust of Gordianus right,
facing draped bust of Serapis left, wearing modius, cornucopia behind his shoulder;
ANT ΓOΡΔI / ANΟC clockwise around; AVT K M in exergue; border of dots.
Emperor in military attire standing left, holding Victoria (νίκη) on globe in right hand;
left hand resting on spear; right foot on prow; denomination mark E (= 5) in left field;
ΟΔΗ / CC / ΕΙΤΩΝ clockwise around; border of dots.
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AMNG I/2 2363; BMC Thrace ---;Copenhagen II ---; Evelpidis I ---; Lindgren I & III ---;
Moushmov 1654; Varbanov 4492/4494
Ex Naville Numismatics 14/184, 12.4.3015