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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.: Astarte, turreted, standing to front and being crowned by Nike on column at r., at the foot of which is a murex shell; at l., a small figure of 'Marsyas of the Forum,' r., carrying a wine-skin.

Bronze

Roman Imperial period, Late

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