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ID:     780411
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Roman Provincial
Region:     MOESIA INFERIOR
City:     Nicopolis ad Istrum
Issuer:     Gordian III
Date Ruled:     AD 238-244
Metal:     Bronze
Denomination:     Pentassarion
Date Struck:     AD 238-244
Diameter:     27 mm
Weight:     12.20 g
Die Axis:     6 h
Obverse Legend:     AVT K M ANT ΓΟΡΔIANOC AVΓ
Obverse Description:     Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind
Reverse Legend:     [VΠ CAB MOΔ]ECTOV NIKOΠΟΛEITΩN ΠΡOC ICTΡON(lig)
Reverse Description:     Tyche Soteiros (Fortuna Redux) standing left within ornate tetrastyle temple; spear and shield in pediment
Primary Reference:     AMNG I 2091
Reference2:     Hr&J 8.36.46.11-12
Reference3:     Varbanov 3277
Reference4:     SNG Cop -
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=95408
Grade:     Near EF, black-green patina with lighter green overtones.