Bronze medallion of Gordian III, Perinthus in Thrace, undated, 238-44 A.D.
AVT K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC AVΓ; Laureate and cuirassed bust of Gordian III r.
ΠΕΡΙΝΘΙΩΝ ΔΙC ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ; Hercules standing r., naked, grasping with both hands the head of the Cretan Bull, running r., and jerking it back; in exergue, club.
SNG Copenhagen —; SNG Tübingen —; BMC Thrace —; McClean —; Weber —; Lindgren II —; Lindgren III —; Mionnet —; Voegtli —
Picture credit: Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. (Triton V), 15.1.2002, lot 1701
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