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ARCH, Gordian III, AE26, Varbanov I 1945
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Gordian III
Augustus, 238- 244 A.D.
Coin: AE 26
Obverse: AVT K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC / AVΓ, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, to the left, facing the draped bust of Serapis, wearing a Kalathos upon his head, to the right.
Reverse: VΠ MNOΦIΛ-O-V M-APKIANO / ΠOΛITΩ, a Triumphal Arch, with three portals, surmounted with three statues. E in the central portal.
Weight: 12.34 g, Diameter: 26.7 x 26.7 x 2.5 mm, Die axis: 40°, Mint: Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior, Consular Legate: Tullius Menophilus, Reference: Varbanov I 1945
Rated Rare (R6, 50 - 100 examples known)
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