Bronze 24 mm of Gordian III, Saitta in Lydia, undated, 238-44 A.D.
AVT K M ΓOPΔIANOC; Laureate and cuirassed bust l., holding spear over shoulder and shield decorated with emperor in chariot l., being crowned by Nike
ЄΠ ATTAΛIA NOV CAITTHN / ΩN; Hercules advancing l., r. foot on boulder, preparing to hurl stone at Cerberus to l.; bow, quiver, and club behind Hercules to r.
RPC VII.1 220; Voegtli type 10, pl. 6, m
Picture credit: Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. (Triton XVI), 8.1.2013, lot 699
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