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Coin Type:Bronze AE25 of Gordian III, Caesar 238 CE, Augustus 238-244 CE. Mint and Date: Pella in Macedonia, 238-244 CE. Size and Weight: 25mm, 6.08g. Obverse: IMP GORDIANVS P F AG Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from in front. Reverse: COL IVL A-VG PILLA Pan seated left on a pile of rocks, lagobalon over left shoulder, right hand resting on his head. Syrinx in field to left. Provenance: whereami0_1 (eBay), September 2010. Ref: ? BW Ref: 063 051 164 |
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Note: The user markus, on the Forum Classical Numismatics Discussion Board, wrote on 24th September 2010: "Radiate and laureate busts are both equally common throughout Gordian's coinage of Pella (with the exception of the earliest IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG series, which is most probably only laureate), and there is no difference in denomination among them. His last issue in Pella with IMP GORDIANVS P F AG exists with three obverse dies that are die-linked to each other. The third bust is also radiate. The laureate is the only die (of the 25 I know) where a draped and cuirassed bust is seen from the front (there is a radiate cuirassed only bust from the front as well). There are at least six reverse dies to these three obverse dies, five of which show Pan, and one the city-goddess. Yours is the nicest specimen of this obverse die I know." | |
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