(Mar 17, 2012)
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| OBV | [ AVTOK K M ANT GOPDIANOC CEB], radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right | | Rev | [ MHT KOL EDECCHNWN], Turreted and veiled bust of Tyche left, small statue of Aquarius on pedestal before | These coins are known as "provincial" coins because they were minted by one of the Roman Emperors within one of the Roman Provinces generally using Greek nomenclature
There were a huge number of these coins minted mostly in the second and third centuries
This coin was minted in the ancient Mesopotamian city of Edessa located in upper Mesopotamia (modern-day Turkey)
GORDIAN III, AE (28 mm, 13.92 gm)
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