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Coin of Tyre under Gordian III

Coin of Tyre under Gordian III

r. 238 - 244 CE

Gordian III

Roman Provincial

Obv.: Bust of Gordian III, r., laureate. Rev.: Dido standing in galley, l., with helmsman and sailor fore and aft; inscription, "Dido" in Aramaic, on a tablet at lower l. at bottom of hull just before steering oar; other Aramaic inscriptions to either side of Dido.

Bronze

Roman Imperial period, Late

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