Olympos (AD 238-244) AE 37 - Gordian III

Gordian III, 238-244 AD. AE37 - Hexassarion (?) (25.51g, 12h). AYTâ€¢Kâ€¢MAPâ€¢ANTâ€¢Î“ÎŸPÎ”IANOCâ€¢CÐ„Bâ€¢, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / OÎ›YÎœÎ HNÏ‰N, Hephaistos seated to right, wearing conical cap, holding hammer in his right hand and shield decorated with gorgoneion (aegis) set on his left knee; before to right, anvil and tongs. Struck on a massive, oversized flan made for a much larger issue. Very light doubling on the reverse, EF.

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Filename:	4382479l.jpg
City/Mint name:	Olympos
Keywords:	roman / bronze
References:	BMC -; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG Leypold -; SNG von Aulock -; Von Aulock, Lykien, 190 corr. (one example, from the same dies but tongs omitted)
Valuation:	Leu Auc. 3 (10/2018), lot 176 (CHF 2,000 + comm)
Photo courtesy of:	Leu Numismatik - www.leunumismatik.com
Filesize:	247 KiB
Date added:	Jan 27, 2019
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